Acme

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈækmi/

Origin

From Ancient Greek ἀκμή (akmē, "point, top").

Full definition of acme

Noun

1. The top or highest point; pinnacle; culmination.
• unknown date, Alexander PopeThe very acme and pitch of life for epic poetry.
• unknown date, I. TaylorThe moment when a certain power reaches the acme of its supremacy.
2. (medicine) The crisis or height of a disease.
3. Mature age; full bloom of life.

Synonyms

Anagrams

• came, ECMA, eMac, EMAC, mace, Mace