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ac·me  (km)
n.
The highest point, as of achievement or development: reached the acme of her career. See Synonyms at summit.

[Greek akm; see ak- in Indo-European roots.]

acme [ˈækmɪ]
n
the culminating point, as of achievement or excellence; summit; peak
[from Greek akmē]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.acmeacme - 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"; "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"
degree, stage, level, point - a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process; "a remarkable degree of frankness"; "at what stage are the social sciences?"
2.acmeacme - the highest point (of something); "at the peak of the pyramid"
crown - the part of a hat (the vertex) that covers the crown of the head
roof peak - the highest point of a roof
extreme point, extremum, extreme - the point located farthest from the middle of something

acme
noun height, top, crown, summit, peak, climax, crest, optimum, high point, pinnacle, culmination, zenith, apex, apogee, vertex His work is the acme of cinematic art.
bottom, minimum, depths, zero, nadir, low point, rock bottom
Translations
acme [ˈækmɪ] Ncolmo m, cima f
the acme of perfectionla suma perfección, el colmo de la perfección
he is the acme of good tastees el buen gusto en persona

acme [ˈækmi] npoint m culminant

acme
nHöhepunkt m, → Gipfel m; (of elegance etc)Inbegriff m; at the acme of his powersauf dem Gipfel seiner (Schaffens)kraft

acme [ˈækmɪ] n (frm) → culmine m, acme f

acme
n acme [ˈӕkmi]
the highest point the acme of perfection. toppunt ذُرْوَه، أَوْج връх vrchol højdepunkt der Höhepunkt ακμή, κορυφή apogeo, colmo haripunkt اوج huippu comble שִׂיא पराकाष्ठा vrhunac tetőpont puncak hápunktur acme, culmine 絶頂 정점, 극치 viršūnė virsotne mercu toppunt høydepunkt szczyt apogeu culme вершина; верх vrchol, vyvrcholenie, kulminácia vrhunec vrh höjd[], kulmen จุดสูงสุด doruk 頂點 верхівка; кульмінація عروج ، حد tột đỉnh


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To see victory only when it is within the ken of the common herd is not the acme of excellence.
The acme of bliss, which would have been a marriage with the tragedian, was not for her in this world.
Mine has been a tale of horrors; I have reached their acme, and what I must now relate can but be tedious to you.
 
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