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    ac·me
    /ˈakmē/

    noun

    • 1. the point at which someone or something is best, perfect, or most successful: "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?

  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.dictionary.com › browse › acmeACME Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Acme definition: the highest point; summit; peak. See examples of ACME used in a sentence.

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

    noun. the highest point; summit; peak. The empire was at the acme of its power. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC.

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

    When something is at the very peak of perfection, reach for this noun from Greek: acme. A brilliant violinist might reach the acme of her career, but eventually she might become unstrung.

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

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

  8. 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.

  9. www.yourdictionary.com › acmeAcme Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Noun. Pronoun. Filter. 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.

  10. 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.

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › acmeacme | meaning of acme in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

    acme. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English ac‧me /ˈækmi/ noun → the acme of something Examples from the Corpus acme • Capitalism specialises in producing useless things, but cigarettes really are the absolute acme of uselessness. • Silence of this quality is the acme of chatter.