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This growth in the number, speed of formation, permanence, delicacy and complexity of associations possible for an animal reaches its acme in the case of man.
Edward Thorndike

Meaning of "acme" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ACME

From Greek akmē.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ACME

acme  [ˈækmɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ACME

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Acme is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ACME MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of acme in the English dictionary

The definition of acme in the dictionary is the culminating point, as of achievement or excellence; summit; peak.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ACME


paracme
pəˈrækmɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ACME

acknowledgment
acknowledgment slip
acknowledgments
acknowne
ACL
aclinic
aclinic line
ACLU
ACM
acmatic
acme screw thread
acmite
acne
acne rosacea
acne vulgaris
acned
acnodal
acnode
acock
acoelomate

WORDS THAT END LIKE ACME

all the same
anime
assume
at home
at-home
at one time
at the same time
awesome
be to blame
became
become
came
chrome
come
costume
crime
extreme
fame
femme
home

Synonyms and antonyms of acme in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «ACME»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «acme» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of acme

Translation of «acme» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ACME

Find out the translation of acme to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of acme from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «acme» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

极致
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

acme
570 millions of speakers

English

acme
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

एक्मे
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ACME
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

акме
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

acme
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চূড়া
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

acmé
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Acme
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Gipfel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

アクメ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

전기
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Acme
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

cực điểm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உச்சகட்டமாக
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कळस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

doruk
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

acme
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Perspektywy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

акме
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

culme
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ακμή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

toppunt
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

acme
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Acme
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of acme

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ACME»

The term «acme» is very widely used and occupies the 19.245 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ACME» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about acme

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QUOTES WITH «ACME»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word acme.
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Edward Thorndike
This growth in the number, speed of formation, permanence, delicacy and complexity of associations possible for an animal reaches its acme in the case of man.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ACME»

Discover the use of acme in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to acme and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Coyote V. Acme
Twenty-two humorous essays on topics ranging from Joseph Stalin's theories of revolutionary stand-up comedy, to a commencement address given by a Satanist college President, to the opening statement of an attorney representing Wile E. ...
Ian Frazier, 2002
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ACME Catalog: Quality is Our #1 Dream
With such offerings as jet-powered pogo sticks, iron birdseed, fake holes, and roof-mounted catapults, presents one hundred wacky products from the Acme Company, the sole supplier of non-regulated products used by Looney Tunes characters ...
Charles Carney, 2006
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The ACME novelty library
The creator of Jimmy Corrigan presents a collection of both new and previously published material featuring such colorful characters as Jimmy Corrigan, Rocket Sam, Quimby the mouse, the Super-man, Sparky the cat, Big Tex, and Rusty Brown, a ...
Chris Ware, 2005
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The Bread Builders: Hearth Loaves and Masonry Ovens
ACME BREAD COMPANY was one of the first commercial bakeries I visited when I started to work on this book. I went there at a time when I naively thought there was some essential “secret” that I must learn to be able to make the kind of  ...
Alan Scott, Daniel Wing, 1999
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Web Hacking: Attacks and Defense
"www.acme-art.com/images/tahoel . jpg" [ 1 ] 02:27:54 URL:http: //www. acme-art .com/ images/th_thumb. jpg [6912/6912] -> " www. acme-ar t . com/ images / th_thumb. jpg" [1] 02:27:54 URL :http: //www. acme-art. com/ index.
Stuart McClure, Saumil Shah, Shreeraj Shah, 2002
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Catalog of Copyright Entries. Third Series: 1970: July-December
ACME HIGHWAY PRODUCTS CORP. Acmaseal preformed neoprene compression seals for construction joints. 7 p. Appl. authors: Acme Highway Products Corp. & Melvin F. Hall Advertising Agency, Inc., employers for hire. NM: additional text ...
Library of Congress. Copyright Office, 1973
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Proceedings of the Sixteenth Annual Conference of the ...
Atlanta, Georgia 1994 Ashwin Ram, Kurt Eiselt. Competing Models of Analogy: ACME Versus Copycat Simulating Solutions to Letter-String Analogies ( SUCC_OF ( B* A*. Bruce D. Burns Department of Psychology University of California, ...
Ashwin Ram, Kurt Eiselt, 1994
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Selecting MPLS VPN Services
Acme is the sample enterprise. Acme makes machine tools for the global manufacturing industry. Acme s Global Span 9 Acme s corporate HQ is located in Chicago. It has regional HQ locations in London, Tokyo, Hong Kong, and Melbourne ...
Chris Lewis, Steve Pickavance, 2006
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Great American Beers: Twelve Brands That Became Icons
The latter survived only five years, but Acme burgeoned into a California legend. Acme struck a chord with consumers, and sales mushroomed. Much of this was in southern California, so the company constructed a new brewery at 2080 East ...
Bill Yenne
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Professional Stock Trading: System Design and Automation
Name Type Description Acme Double Bottom Indicator Draw a line forming a double bottom Acme Double Top Indicator Draw a line forming a double top Acme R Strategy Strategy R Signal with the Acme Trade Manager Acme R System ...
Mark R. Conway, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ACME»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term acme is used in the context of the following news items.
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Memorial rides past Wildcats in ACME eliminator
For example, Jefferson out-hit St. Marys Memorial 4-2 in their ACME East Sectional elimination game Sunday at the Crestview Sports Complex. «Delphos Herald, Jul 15»
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ACME sectional resumes today
MILLER CITY — The District 2 ACME sectional tournament resumes today with a pair of games at Miller City. At 1 p.m., Kalida and Miller City ... «Putnam County Sentinel, Jul 15»
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Area teams begin ACME sectional
The 2015 Williams County ACME sectional tournament got underway Sunday, with the area's six summer baseball teams facing off in ... «The Bryan Times, Jul 15»
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Tom Cruise spotted at Fourth of July fireworks in Nashville
Jon Dunning also spotted Cruise at the ACME building earlier in the day. Viewers submitted photos of Cruise through the iReport 2 network. «WKRN.com, Jul 15»
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Packers' Andrew Quarless arrested for firing gun in Miami
Acme Packing Company, a Green Bay Packers community. Home · Fanposts · Fanshots · Sections · By the Numbers · Packers Roster ... «Acme Packing Company, Jul 15»
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Firefighters forced to bring in water to Wellington house fire
Crews battle a fire at a home on Acme Road in Palm Beach County. Video from YouReporter Angel. YouReporter Angel. Jamel Lanee/WPTV. «WPTV.com, Jul 15»
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Acme Cigar Co. Debuting With Three Lines at IPCPR 2015
The duo behind AKA Cigars, a Dallas retailer and a music industry executive are teaming up for a new cigar brand, Acme Cigar Co. While the ... «halfwheel.com, Jul 15»
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Please Touch the Art: Mail Art @ ACME
Local artist Fritzi Huber curated a show called "If It Fits, Mail It" at ACME Studios downtown. The show has one simple stipulation: if the postal ... «WHQR, Jul 15»
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Bryan ACME rolls past Montpelier
STRYKER — Hilltop's ACME baseball team got out to an early 6-0 advantage, took a 9-2 lead and withstood Stryker's late rally to win a 9-7 ... «The Bryan Times, Jul 15»
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NFL Top 100: Packers' Jordy Nelson ranked #18
Acme Packing Company, a Green Bay Packers community. Home · Fanposts · Fanshots · Sections · By the Numbers · Packers Roster ... «Acme Packing Company, Jul 15»

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