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acme


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. <medicine> The crisis or height of a disease.

3. Mature age; full bloom of life.

Origin: Gr. Point, top.

Source: Websters Dictionary