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1. The highest point of achievement or success; point of culmination, the peak: With her appointment as the Chair of the Board of Directors, Suzanne felt she had reached the acme of her career.
2. In medicine, the crisis or critical stage of a disease: After putting off going to her doctor, Janice finally decided to see him and the results of the tests indicated that her affliction was at its acme, and so the doctor suggested that she wait until after her recovery before she attempted to go back to work.
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2. In medicine, the crisis or critical stage of a disease: After putting off going to her doctor, Janice finally decided to see him and the results of the tests indicated that her affliction was at its acme, and so the doctor suggested that she wait until after her recovery before she attempted to go back to work.
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The highest point of achievement or success. (1)
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