acme
/ˈæk.mi/ noun C2- A high point: the highest point of any range, the most developed stage of any process, or the culmination of any field or historical period.
- A paragon: a person or thing representing such a high point.
- Sexual orgasm.
- Synonym of crisis, the decisive moment in the course of an illness.
Plural acmes
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