acme
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀκμή (akmḗ, “point, top”).
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Pronunciation
Noun
acme (plural acmes)
- The top or highest point; pinnacle; culmination. [c. 1610]
- 1891, George Edward Mannering, With axe and rope in the New Zealand Alps, Chapter VII, p. 71:
- Ah, what a sight burst upon our astonished eyes as we gained its summit!
It seemed the very acme of mountain glory in all the glories around us.
- (Can we date this quote?), Alexander Pope
- The very acme and pitch of life for epic poetry.
- (Can we date this quote?), I. Taylor
- The moment when a certain power reaches the acme of its supremacy.
- (medicine) The crisis or height of a disease.
- Mature age; full bloom of life.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Ben Jonson to this entry?)
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:apex
Translations
the highest point
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the crisis or height of a disease
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full bloom
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Further reading
- “acme”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- “acme”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams
Italian
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀκμή (akmḗ).
Noun
acme f (uncountable)
- acme (clarification of this definition is needed)
Synonyms
Further reading
- acme in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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