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Original entry ↗noun
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryA high point: the highest point of any range, the most developed stage of any process, or the culmination of any field or historical period. · A paragon: a person or thing representing such a high point. · Full bloom or reproductive maturity. · Sexual orgasm.
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀκμή (akmḗ, “point; high point”).
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- Root classification mention*h₂eḱ-ine-pro
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