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Acme is Ancient Greek (ἀκμή; English transliteration: akmē) for "the peak", "zenith" or "prime". It may refer to:

Arts, entertainment and games

  • Acme (album), an album by the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
  • Acme and Septimius, a fictional couple in Catullus 45, a poem by Roman poet Catullus
  • Acme (band), Japanese rock band
  • Acme (card game), a form of solitaire
  • Acme Corporation, a fictional company originating in Looney Tunes cartoons, later a generic fictional company name
  • ACME Detective Agency, a fictional detective agency in the Carmen Sandiego computer games and television shows

People

Businesses, buildings and institutions

Bangladesh

United Kingdom

  • Acme Motor Co, a defunct motorcycle manufacturer based in Coventry
  • Acme Press Ltd., a defunct comics publisher (and retailer) in England
  • Acme Space, an architecture firm based in London
  • Acme Studios, a London charity that provides studio and living space for visual artists
  • Acme Whistles, a major producer of whistles
  • Acme, the provisional monicker that preceded Rockstar North (formerly DMA Design), a video game developer

United States

Places

Canada

United States

Science, technology and mathematics

Ships

Vehicles