paracme

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  1. In biology, the decadence of an evolutionary series of organisms after it has reached its height or acme of development. Correlated with acme and epacme. Haeckel.
  2. [capitalized] In entomology, a genus of lepidopterous insects.

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  1. New Latin, from Greek παρακμή, the point at which the prime is past, decay, from παρά, beside, beyond, + ἀκμή, point, prime, acme: see acme.
 

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