Pronunciation : Ac"me
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Gr.
Definition : 1. The top or highest point; the culmination. The very acme and pitch of life for epic poetry. Pope. The moment when a certain power reaches the acme of its supremacy. I. Taylor.
2. (Med.)
Defn: The crisis or height of a disease.
3. Mature age; full bloom of life. B. Jonson.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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