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Acme

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ac·me

   [ak-mee]
noun
the highest point; summit; peak: The empire was at the acme of its power.
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Origin:
1610–20; < Greek akmḗ point, highest point, extremity

Related forms
ac·mic  [ak-mik] , ac·mat·ic  [ak-mat-ik] , adjective

Can be confused: acme, acne.
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World English Dictionary
acme (ˈækmɪ)
 
—n
the culminating point, as of achievement or excellence; summit; peak
 
[C16: from Greek akmē]

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Word Origin & History

acme
"highest point," 1560s, from Gk. akme "(highest) point," from PIE base *ak- "sharp" (see acrid). Written in Gk. letters until c.1620.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Computing Dictionary

ACME definition

company, jargon
/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.
[What does it do?]
(1994-11-08)

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Abbreviations & Acronyms
ACME
Advisory Committee on the Marine Environment
The American Heritage® Abbreviations Dictionary, Third Edition
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