acme vs degree

acme and degree both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
acme	Yes	No	No	No
degree	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, degree is a hypernym of acme; that is, degree is a word with a broader meaning than acme:

acme: the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
degree: a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process

Other hypernyms of acme include level, point, stage.

acme (noun)	degree (noun)
the highest point (of something)	a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development	the seriousness of something (e.g., a burn or crime)
	the highest power of a term or variable
	an award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study
	a measure for arcs and angles
	a unit of temperature on a specified scale
	a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process

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