Meaning of ATTAINMENT
| Pronunciation: | | u'teynmunt
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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- [n] arrival at a new stage; "his attainment of puberty was delayed by malnutrition"
- [n] the act of achieving an aim; "the attainment of independence"
- [n] an ability that has been acquired by training
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ATTAINMENT is a 10 letter word that starts with A. |
| | Synonyms: | | accomplishment, acquirement, acquisition, skill |
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| | See Also: | | ability, accomplishment, achievement, arrival, course credit, craft, craftsmanship, credit, horsemanship, literacy, marksmanship, numeracy, oarsmanship, power, reaching, record, salesmanship, seamanship, showmanship, soldiering, soldiership, success, swordsmanship, workmanship | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \At*tain"ment\, n.
1. The act of attaining; the act of arriving at or reaching;
hence, the act of obtaining by efforts.
The attainment of every desired object. --Sir W.
Jones.
2. That which is attained to, or obtained by exertion;
acquirement; acquisition; (pl.), mental acquirements;
knowledge; as, literary and scientific attainments.
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| | Related Terms: | | accession, accomplished fact, accomplishment, accomplishments, achievement, acquirement, acquisition, acquisition of knowledge, acquisitions, addition, advent, appearance, approach, arrival, attainments, carrying out, coming, coming by, consummation, discharge, dispatch, dragging down, earnings, edification, education, effectuation, enlightenment, execution, fait accompli, finish, fruition, fulfillment, gaining, getting, getting hold of, illumination, implementation, instruction, learning, liberal education, making, mission accomplished, moneygetting, moneygrubbing, moneymaking, obtainment, obtention, performance, procural, procurance, procuration, procurement, production, reaching, realization, securement, sophistication, store of knowledge, success, trover, winning |
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