Both Uses of
acme
in
War and Peace
- Just as "Uncle's" pickled mushrooms, honey, and cherry brandy had seemed to her the best in the world, so also that song, at that moment, seemed to her the acme of musical delight.†
Chpt 7 *
- "Helene, who has never cared for anything but her own body and is one of the stupidest women in the world," thought Pierre, "is regarded by people as the acme of intelligence and refinement, and they pay homage to her.†
Chpt 8
Definition:
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(acme) the highest level or degree