acme
/ˈækmi/AK-mee
/ˈækmi/AK-mee
Meaningthe highest point
Common meaning: the peak
- acma point; the highest pointLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 27 · scan
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Greek ἀκμή ‘a point; the highest point’.
Roots
- ἀκμή Greek “a point; the highest point”
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