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paracme

paracme noun: a point beyond the highest or greatest.

Noun

paracme (plural paracmes)

  1. A point beyond the highest or greatest.
  2. A point after the crisis of a fever is past.
  3. The decadence of an evolutionary series of organisms after reaching its highest point of development.

Forms of paracme

pluralparacmes

Origin of paracme

From Ancient Greek παρακμή (parakmḗ), corresponding to para- + acme.

Questions about paracme

What does paracme mean?
Paracme means a point beyond the highest or greatest.
What part of speech is paracme?
Paracme is a noun.
What is the plural of paracme?
The plural of paracme is paracmes.

Words near paracme in the dictionary

  1. paraclones
  2. paraclose
  3. paracloses
  4. paracmastic
  5. paracmastical
  6. paracme
  7. paracmes
  8. paracoccal
  9. paracocci
  10. paracoccidiodomycosis
  11. paracoccidioid

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