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acme

  • /ˈakme/

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dal greco antico ἀκμή, cioè "punta"

noun acmi

  1. stadio più acuto di una malattia
  2. figuratively periodo culminante

Similar: fase, acuta, fase più intensa, apice, apogeo, colmo, culmine, massimo, punto culminante, vertice, top, parossismo · Opposite: minimo, punto più basso, fondo

Thesaurus

noun

Similar: fase, acuta, fase più intensa, apice, apogeo, colmo, culmine, massimo, punto culminante, vertice, top, parossismo · Opposite: minimo, punto più basso, fondo

In English

  • acme the highest point
  • cusp important moment when a decision is made
  • paroxysm period (especially one of several recurring periods) during the course of an ill

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"acme." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/it/acme. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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acme. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/it/acme

Chicago

"acme." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/it/acme.

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@misc{acme_2026,
  title = {acme},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/it/acme},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}