| Pronunciation: | | 'akmee
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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- [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"
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| | Synonyms: | | apex, elevation, height, peak, peak, pinnacle, summit, superlative, top, vertex |
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| | See Also: | | crown, degree, extreme, extreme point, extremum, level, point, roof peak, stage |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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| Computing Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | /ak'mee/ 1. A Company that Makes Everything. The canonical imaginary business. Possibly also derived from the word "acme" meaning "highest point". 2. A program for ms-dos. |
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| | See Also: | | company, jargon |
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