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title: acme — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «acme» in the school dictionary: The acme is the highest point of something: the peak of success, skill or perfection: «the acme of good manners». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# acme

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**Who acts:** acme, castle, performance, Her, cake, ACME rocket · **What happens:** be, use, perform, blow up, call, come · **To what, where:** highest point, name, joke company, Runner cartoons, acme, Many old shops · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«acme» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [acme in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/acme.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The acme is the highest point of something: the peak of success, skill or perfection: «the acme of good manners».

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:acme:m1:1
# text = The acme is the highest point of something: the peak of success, skill or perfection: «the acme of good manners».
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	acme	acme	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	highest	high	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	6	amod	_	_
6	point	point	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	peak	peak	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	success	success	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	skill	skill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	appos	_	_
16	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	perfection	perfection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	21	punct	_	_
19	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	21	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	acme	acme	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	appos	_	_
22	of	of	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	24	amod	_	_
24	manners	manners	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	21	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	21	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the acme | the highest point |  |  |  | of something | tree rules |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Acme is also a name used by many businesses, and is the joke company in Road Runner cartoons.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:acme:m2:1
# text = Acme is also a name used by many businesses, and is the joke company in Road Runner cartoons.
1	Acme	Acme	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	also	also	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	businesses	business	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
12	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	joke	joke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
15	company	company	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
16	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
17	Road	Road	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	_
18	Runner	Runner	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	19	compound	_	_
19	cartoons	cartoon	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Acme | a name and the joke company |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **use** | participle |  | a name and the joke company *not said here* |  |  |  | by many businesses | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is a** | present | Acme *not said here* | the joke company |  | Runner cartoons |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The castle was the acme of medieval building.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:acme:x1:1
# text = The castle was the acme of medieval building.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	castle	castle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	acme	acme	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	medieval	medieval	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	building	building	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the castle | the acme |  |  |  | of medieval building | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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Her performance was the acme of her career.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:acme:x2:1
# text = Her performance was the acme of her career.
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	performance	performance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	acme	acme	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	career	career	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | Her performance | the acme |  |  |  | of her career | tree rules |
| 2 | **perform** |  | Her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom performance «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The cake was the acme of perfection.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:acme:x3:1
# text = The cake was the acme of perfection.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cake	cake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	acme	acme	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	perfection	perfection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the cake | the acme |  |  |  | of perfection | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Wile E. Coyote's ACME rocket blew up again.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:acme:x4:1
# text = Wile E. Coyote's ACME rocket blew up again.
1	Wile	Wile	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	E.	E.	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	Coyote	Coyote	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	ACME	acme	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	rocket	rocket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	blew	blow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	up	up	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	_
9	again	again	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **blow up** | past | E. Coyote's ACME rocket |  |  |  | again |  | vn split-23.2 «NP V apart»: agent=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Many old shops were called «Acme» so they would come first in phone books.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:acme:x5:1
# text = Many old shops were called «Acme» so they would come first in phone books.
1	Many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	shops	shop	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	Acme	Acme	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	_
9	so	so	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
10	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
11	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
12	come	come	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	advcl	_	_
13	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	12	advmod	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	phone	phone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	_
16	books	book	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | past · passive |  | Many old shops |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |
| 2 | **come** | would | shops *= shop* |  |  | phone books |  | first *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in book=Location |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Winning the cup was the acme of the team's season.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:acme:x6:1
# text = Winning the cup was the acme of the team's season.
1	Winning	win	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	csubj	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	cup	cup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	acme	acme	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	's	PART	POS	_	9	case	_	_
11	season	season	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **win** | gerund |  | the cup |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cup=Eventuality |
| 2 | **is a** | past | Winning | the acme |  |  | season |  | tree rules |

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