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acme

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Noun

  1. 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.
  2. A paragon: a person or thing representing such a high point.
  3. Full bloom or reproductive maturity.
  4. Sexual orgasm.
  5. Synonym of crisis, the decisive moment in the course of an illness.
  6. Alternative letter-case form of Acme, particularly as a threading format.
  7. A 29° trapezoidal threading used for various fittings and adapters.
  8. Alternative letter-case form of Acme, particularly as a threading format.

Proper noun

  1. A generic or monopoly company.
  2. A village in Kneehill County, Alberta, Canada.
  3. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Hamilton Township, Jackson County, Indiana.
  4. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Dickinson County, Kansas.
  5. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Concordia Parish, Louisiana.
  6. A number of places in the United States: A township and unincorporated community therein, in Grand Traverse County, Michigan.
  7. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Columbus County, North Carolina.
  8. A number of places in the United States: A township in Hettinger County, North Dakota.
  9. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Westmoreland County and Fayette County, Pennsylvania.
  10. A number of places in the United States: A ghost town in Oklahoma.
  11. A number of places in the United States: A ghost town in Texas.
  12. A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Washington.
  13. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia.
  14. Alternative letter-case form of Acme, particularly as a generic company name.

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