Klryz
Pronunciation guide: IPA symbols, stress and word endings

Vowels

iːseeɪsite / ɛbedæcat
ɑːfatherɒhot (UK)ɔːlawʊput
uːtooʌcupɜːbirdəabout
eɪdayaɪmyɔɪboyaʊnow
əʊ / oʊgo (UK / US)ɪəneareəhairʊətour

Consonants that look unusual

θthinðthisʃsheʒmeasure
tʃchurchdʒjudgeŋsingjyes

p b t d k g f v s z h m n l r w sound as in ordinary English spelling.

Marks

  • ˈ main stress, before the stressed syllable: /ˈwɔːtə/ water · ˌ lighter (secondary) stress: /ˌʌndəˈstænd/ understand
  • ː a long vowel · (r) an r said only in accents that pronounce it (most American, Scottish, Irish)

Common word endings

  • -s / -es (plurals; he/she form of verbs): /s/ after voiceless sounds (cats), /z/ after voiced (dogs), /ɪz/ after s, z, sh, ch, j sounds (buses, watches). Spelling: -es after s, x, z, ch, sh; consonant + y → -ies (city → cities).
  • -ed (past): /t/ after voiceless sounds (walked), /d/ after voiced (played), /ɪd/ after t or d (wanted). Spelling: love → loved, stop → stopped, carry → carried.
  • -ing: make → making, run → running, see → seeing.
  • Irregular: go, went, gone · be, was, been · see, saw, seen · man → men · child → children · mouse → mice.
  • Older (King James) forms: -eth = -s (he loveth = he loves) · -est with “thou” (thou lovest) · spake = spoke.

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acme

/ˈæk.mi/ noun, proper noun

Forms acmes achma akme achme

  1. noun 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. noun A paragon: a person or thing representing such a high point.
  3. noun (rare) Full bloom or reproductive maturity.
  4. noun (euphemistic) Sexual orgasm.
  5. noun (medicine) Synonym of crisis, the decisive moment in the course of an illness.
  6. proper noun (fiction) A generic or monopoly company.
  7. proper noun A village in Kneehill County, Alberta, Canada.
  8. proper noun An unincorporated community in Hamilton Township, Jackson County, Indiana.
  9. proper noun An unincorporated community in Dickinson County, Kansas.
  10. proper noun An unincorporated community in Concordia Parish, Louisiana.
  11. proper noun A township and unincorporated community therein, in Grand Traverse County, Michigan.
  12. proper noun An unincorporated community in Columbus County, North Carolina.
  13. proper noun A township in Hettinger County, North Dakota.
  14. noun A 29° trapezoidal threading used for various fittings and adapters.

Synonyms

apex zenith apogee apotheosis ascendance capstone climax coronation crown culmination extreme fastigium high note high point high tide high-water mark midday Mount Everest outblossom paroxysm height elevation peak pinnacle summit superlative meridian tiptop top vertex

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀκμή (akmḗ, “point; high point”).

From acme (“highest, best”). As a threading, from the original 1894 manufacturer, the Acme Screw Machine Company of Hartford, Connecticut. In its use as a generic company for comedic effect or to avoid trademark issues, most popularized by the Warner Bros.' Looney Tunes cartoons but already very commonly used by 20th century American companies as a way to lead the professional listings in yellow page phone books. The common belief that Acme would be an acronym for "A Company Making Everything" is a misconception.

Webster’s 1913

  1. noun The top or highest point; the culmination.
  2. noun The crisis or height of a disease.

Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “acme”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details

Sanskrit

Sanskrit dictionary entries whose meaning includes “acme” (best matches first).