Word of the Day 9.19.08

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.]

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Noun

1.

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”

meridian, summit, tiptop, superlative, elevation, height, pinnacle, peak, top

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”

apex, vertex, peak

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

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