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    acme
    /ˈakmi/

    noun

    • 1. the point at which something is at its best or most highly developed: "physics is the acme of scientific knowledge"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › acmeAcme Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of ACME is the highest point or stage; also : something or someone that represents perfection of the thing expressed. How to use acme in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Acme.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishTHE ACME | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    THE ACME definition: 1. the best or most perfect thing that can exist or be achieved: 2. the best or most perfect thing…. Learn more.

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishACME definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    The acme of something is its highest point of achievement or excellence. [formal] His work is considered the acme of cinematic art. [+ of] Synonyms: height, top, crown, summit More Synonyms of acme. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › acmeAcme - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    noun. the highest point (of something) synonyms: apex, peak, vertex, zenith. see more. noun. the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development. “his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty” “the artist's gifts are at their acme ”

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryTHE ACME | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    noun [ U ] us / ˈæk·mi / Add to word list. the highest point of achievement: Chaplin’s "City Lights " marked the acme of his filmmaking career. (Definition of the acme from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of the acme.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › acmeAcme - definition of acme by The Free Dictionary

    Define acme. acme synonyms, acme pronunciation, acme translation, English dictionary definition of acme. n. The highest point, as of achievement or development: reached the acme of her career. See Synonyms at summit.

  8. www.yourdictionary.com › acmeAcme Definition & Meaning - YourDictionary

    noun. The highest point, as of achievement or development. Reached the acme of her career. American Heritage. The highest point; point of culmination; peak. Webster's New World. The top or highest point; pinnacle; culmination. Wiktionary. (medicine) The crisis or height of a disease. Wiktionary. Mature age; full bloom of life. Wiktionary. Synonyms:

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishacme noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    Definition of acme noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  10. www.oed.com › dictionary › acme_nacme, n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary

    The earliest known use of the noun acme is in the mid 1500s. OED's earliest evidence for acme is from before 1568, in the writing of Roger Ascham, author and royal tutor. acme is a borrowing from Greek. Etymons: Greek ἀκμή.

  11. www.britannica.com › dictionary › acmeAcme Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

    : the highest point of something. He was struck down by illness at the acme [= height] of his fame. [=when he was most famous] His fame was at its acme. ACME meaning: the highest point of something.