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Acme

[AK-mee]

Part of speech: noun

Origin: Greek, 16th century

1.

The point at which someone or something is best, perfect, or most successful.

Examples of Acme in a sentence

"The magazine critic claimed the Rolling Stones reached their creative acme in the 1970s."

"My friends like to debate which ‘Star Wars’ movie represents the acme of the franchise."

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