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ACME



1. A Company that Makes Everything. The canonical imaginary business. Possibly also derived from the word "acme" meaning "highest point".

2. A program for MS-DOS.

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(1994-11-08)

Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)
 

 

Acme, WA -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Washington
Population (2000): 263
Housing Units (2000): 88
Land area (2000): 9.805551 sq. miles (25.396260 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 9.805551 sq. miles (25.396260 sq. km)
FIPS code: 00275
Located within: Washington (WA), FIPS 53
Location: 48.715402 N, 122.209954 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 98220
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords: Acme, WA Acme

Source: U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
 

 

acme \ac"me\ ([a^]k"m[-e]), n. [Gr. 'akmh` point, top.]

1. The top or highest point; the culmination. [1913 Webster]

The very acme and pitch of life for epic poetry. --Pope. [1913 Webster]

The moment when a certain power reaches the acme of its supremacy. --I. Taylor. [1913 Webster]

2. (Med.) The crisis or height of a disease. AS [1913 Webster]

3. Mature age; full bloom of life. --B. Jonson. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

 

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Source: Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
 

 

acme

noun

1: the highest level or degree attainable; "his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty"; "the artist's gifts are at their acme"; "at the height of her career"; "the peak of perfection"; "summer was at its peak"; "...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame"; "the summit of his ambition"; "so many highest superlatives achieved by man"; "at the top of his profession" [syn: height, elevation, peak, pinnacle, summit, superlative, top]
2: the highest point (of something); "at the peak of the pyramid" [syn: vertex, peak, apex]

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

 

Acme \Ac"me\, n. [Gr. ? point, top.]

1. The top or highest point; the culmination.

The very acme and pitch of life for epic poetry. --Pope.

The moment when a certain power reaches the acme of its supremacy. --I. Taylor.

2. (Med.) The crisis or height of a disease.

3. Mature age; full bloom of life. --B. Jonson.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

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