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# acme

noun (the acme)

«acme» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (formal) The acme is the highest point of something: the peak of success, skill or perfection: «the acme of good manners». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/acme/#m1)
2. Acme is also a name used by many businesses, and is the joke company in Road Runner cartoons. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/acme/#m2)

### In the lessons

In formal writing and old books, «the acme of» means the very best example. In cartoons, Wile E. Coyote buys gadgets from the ACME company, which always fail — a funny name everyone knows. Phrases: «the acme of», «at the acme of his career».

### Examples

- The castle was the acme of medieval building. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/acme/#x1)
- Her performance was the acme of her career. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/acme/#x2)
- The cake was the acme of perfection. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/acme/#x3)
- Wile E. Coyote's ACME rocket blew up again. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/acme/#x4)
- Many old shops were called «Acme» so they would come first in phone books. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/acme/#x5)
- Winning the cup was the acme of the team's season. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/acme/#x6)

### Note

Formal; usually «the acme of». Say «AK-mee». From Greek, meaning «point» or «peak». Similar: peak, height, pinnacle. Do not confuse with «acne» (spots) — one letter different.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «acme» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/acme/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«acme» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/acme.html) on Mova free.