The Clue
Highest stage (4 letter answer)
The Answer
ACME
Tags
Notes
The answer ACME is seen frequently, appearing about once every 60 puzzles.
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Definition
ACME as a noun:
1. (acme, height, elevation, peak, pinnacle, summit, superlative, meridian, tiptop, top) = the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development; "his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty"; "the artist's gifts are at their acme"; "at the height of her career"; "the peak of perfection"; "summer was at its peak"; "...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame"; "the summit of his ambition"; "so many highest superlatives achieved by man"; "at the top of his profession"
2. (vertex, peak, apex, acme) = the highest point (of something); "at the peak of the pyramid"