"acme" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈæk.mi/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-acme.wav Forms: acmes [plural]
Etymology: Directly borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀκμή (akmḗ, “point, high point”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|grc|ἀκμή||point, high point}} Ancient Greek ἀκμή (akmḗ, “point, high point”), {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₂eḱ-}} Head templates: {{en-noun}} acme (plural acmes)
  1. A high point: the highest point of any range, the most developed stage of any process, or the culmination of any field or historical period. Synonyms: apex Translations (the highest point): връхна точка (vrǎhna točka) (Bulgarian), acme [feminine] (Catalan), 最高点 (Chinese), 最高峰 (zuìgāofēng) (Chinese), 巅峰 (diānfēng) (Chinese), hoogtepunt [neuter] (Dutch), huippu (Finnish), huippukohta (Finnish), acmé [feminine] (French), Höhepunkt [masculine] (German), Gipfel [masculine] (German), απόγειο (apógeio) [neuter] (Greek), hápunktur [masculine] (Icelandic), acme [feminine] (Italian), climax [masculine] (Italian), apice [masculine] (Italian), culmine [masculine] (Italian), пик (pik) [masculine] (Russian), кульминация (kulʹminacija) [feminine] (Russian), शिरस् (śíras) [neuter] (Sanskrit), acmé [feminine, masculine] (Spanish), apogeo [masculine] (Spanish), cúspide [feminine] (Spanish), höjdpunkt (Swedish), kulmen (Swedish), кульмінація (kulʹminacija) [feminine] (Ukrainian), пік (pik) [masculine] (Ukrainian), апоге́й (apohéj) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-acme-en-noun-81-Nvcm5 Disambiguation of 'the highest point': 80 17 1 0 2
  2. A paragon: a person or thing representing such a high point.
    Sense id: en-acme-en-noun-ezuDeAXw
  3. (rare) Full bloom or reproductive maturity. Tags: rare Translations (full bloom): разцвет (razcvet) (Bulgarian), force de l’âge [feminine] (French), Blüte des Lebens [feminine] (German), colmo [masculine] (Italian), apogeo [masculine] (Italian), расцвет (rascvet) [masculine] (Russian), kulm (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-acme-en-noun-7amWFa7M Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Sanskrit translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 9 37 18 14 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 19 10 46 12 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 15 6 45 9 13 3 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 4 49 6 10 2 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 20 19 32 16 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 13 11 42 17 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 17 10 45 15 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 15 12 40 19 15 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 18 11 44 14 13 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 17 7 47 15 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 14 7 38 23 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 14 11 40 17 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 17 7 49 15 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 16 5 38 23 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 17 7 49 15 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Sanskrit translations: 16 7 43 19 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 14 10 48 13 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 13 11 41 17 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 14 11 40 17 18 Disambiguation of 'full bloom': 5 4 74 9 8
  4. (medicine) Synonym of crisis, the decisive moment in the course of an illness. Categories (topical): Medicine Synonyms: crisis [synonym, synonym-of] Translations (peak of a disease): huippu (Finnish), akme (Finnish) Translations (the crisis or height of a disease): acmé [feminine, masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-acme-en-noun-H66fgpHj Topics: medicine, sciences Disambiguation of 'peak of a disease': 0 0 0 100 0 Disambiguation of 'the crisis or height of a disease': 15 15 4 57 9
  5. Alternative letter-case form of Acme, particularly as a threading format. Tags: alt-of Alternative form of: Acme, particularly as a threading format
    Sense id: en-acme-en-noun-Ae4ngwl5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: achma [obsolete], akme, achme Derived forms: acmatic, acmic, synacme

Inflected forms

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          "text": "The few words of advice she gave him as to escaping political embarrassments, struck him as the acme of wisdom, and as indicating an interest in his well-being of the kindest description;...",
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      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "vrǎhna točka",
      "sense": "the highest point",
      "word": "връхна точка"
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      "sense": "the highest point",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "acme"
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      "sense": "the highest point",
      "word": "最高点"
    },
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      "lang": "Chinese",
      "roman": "zuìgāofēng",
      "sense": "the highest point",
      "word": "最高峰"
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      "sense": "the highest point",
      "word": "巅峰"
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      "sense": "the highest point",
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      "word": "hoogtepunt"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "the highest point",
      "word": "huippu"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "the highest point",
      "word": "huippukohta"
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    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "the highest point",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "acmé"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "the highest point",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Höhepunkt"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "the highest point",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Gipfel"
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    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "apógeio",
      "sense": "the highest point",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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      "word": "απόγειο"
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    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "the highest point",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hápunktur"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "the highest point",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "acme"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "the highest point",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "climax"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "the highest point",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "apice"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "the highest point",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "culmine"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "pik",
      "sense": "the highest point",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "пик"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kulʹminacija",
      "sense": "the highest point",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "кульминация"
    },
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      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "śíras",
      "sense": "the highest point",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "शिरस्"
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "the highest point",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "acmé"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "the highest point",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "apogeo"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "the highest point",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "cúspide"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "the highest point",
      "word": "höjdpunkt"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "the highest point",
      "word": "kulmen"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "kulʹminacija",
      "sense": "the highest point",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "кульмінація"
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    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "pik",
      "sense": "the highest point",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "пік"
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    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "apohéj",
      "sense": "the highest point",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "апоге́й"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "razcvet",
      "sense": "full bloom",
      "word": "разцвет"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "full bloom",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "force de l’âge"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "full bloom",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "Blüte des Lebens"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "full bloom",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "colmo"
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    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "full bloom",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "apogeo"
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    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "rascvet",
      "sense": "full bloom",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "расцвет"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "full bloom",
      "word": "kulm"
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    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "the crisis or height of a disease",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
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      "word": "acmé"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "peak of a disease",
      "word": "huippu"
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      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "peak of a disease",
      "word": "akme"
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}

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