ACME

acme

[′ak·mē]

(paleontology)

The time of largest abundance or variety of a fossil taxon; the taxon may be either general or local.

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ACME

(company, jargon)

/ak'mee/ 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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