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acme

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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 [ak-mee]
Noun
the highest point of achievement or excellence [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
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Spanish acme [ˈækmɪ] nsúmmum m
French acme [ˈækmɪ] npoint culminant
German acme [ˈækmɪ] nGipfel m, Höhepunkt m
Italian acme [ˈækmɪ] nculmine m; acme m

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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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