acme

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From Ancient Greek ἀκμή (akmē, point, top).

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  • IPA: /ˈækmi/

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acme (plural acmes)

  1. The top or highest point; pinnacle; culmination.
    The very acme and pitch of life for epic poetry. - Alexander Pope
    The moment when a certain power reaches the acme of its supremacy. - I. Taylor
  2. (medicine) The crisis or height of a disease.
  3. Mature age; full bloom of life. - Ben Jonson

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