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 ]