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Acme Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Acme?
[n] the highest point (of something); "at the peak of the pyramid"
[n] the highest level or degree attainable; "his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty"; "the artist's gifts are at their acme"; "at the height of her career"; "the peak of perfection"; "summer was at its peak"; "...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame"; "the summit of his ambition"; "so many highest superlatives achieved by man"; "at the top of his profession" Synonyms | Synonyms for Acme: apex | elevation | height | peak | peak | pinnacle | summit | superlative | top | vertex Related Terms | Find terms related to Acme: acme of perfection | aerial heights | all | apex | apogee | apotheosis | authority | authorization | be-all and end-all | beau ideal | best type | blue ribbon | brow | cap | capstone | ceiling | championship | climax | cloud nine | command | consummation | control | crest | crown | culmen | culmination | cynosure | directorship | dizzy heights | dominion | edge | effectiveness | ego ideal | elevation | eminence | end | ether | extreme | extreme limit | extremity | first place | first prize | headship | heaven | heavens | hegemony | height | heights | hero | high noon | highest | highest degree | highest pitch | highest point | ideal | imperium | influence | jurisdiction | kingship | last word | leadership | lift | limit | lordship | management | mastership | mastery | maximum | meridian | mirror | most | mountaintop | ne plus ultra | new high | no place higher | noon | nth degree | Olympian heights | palms | paragon | paramountcy | peak | perfection | pink | pink of perfection | pinnacle | pitch | point | pole | power | presidency | primacy | raise | record | ridge | rise | rising ground | rule | say | seventh heaven | shining example | sky | sovereignty | spire | steep | stratosphere | summit | supremacy | sway | the whole | tip | tip-top | top | top spot | ultimate | upmost | upper extremity | uppermost | uprise | utmost | utmost extent | uttermost | vantage ground | vantage point | vertex | very top | zenith See Also | crown | degree | extreme | extreme point | extremum | level | point | roof peak | stage Acme In Webster's Dictionary \Ac"me\, n. [Gr. ? point, top.]
1. The top or highest point; the culmination.
The very acme and pitch of life for epic poetry.
--Pope.
The moment when a certain power reaches the acme of
its supremacy. --I. Taylor.
2. (Med.) The crisis or height of a disease.
3. Mature age; full bloom of life. --B. Jonson.
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