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attainment
[ uh-teyn-muhnt ]
noun
- an act of attaining.
- something attained; a personal acquirement; achievement.
Synonyms: accomplishment
attainment
/ əˈteɪnmənt /
noun
- an achievement or the act of achieving; accomplishment
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Other Words From
- nonat·tainment noun adjective
- reat·tainment noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of attainment1
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Example Sentences
The connection between wealth and educational attainment is still strong.
There are no scientific, medical, or technological barriers to its attainment.
Despite improved educational attainment for women, progress has been uneven, and in some cases, has declined in recent years.
Murray also errs in reducing educational attainment and professional success solely to genetic endowment.
It cannot be said that the insurgents in the field had advanced one step towards the attainment of their object.
Not necessarily, he went on; if the motive is clearly within our grasp, the attainment is possible.
The reception of it did not imply the attainment of grace; but as a sign, it was appointed to denote grace received.
It aspired to rise to a knowledge of God as the supremest wisdom and grandest attainment of mortal man.
Eva Poindexter may be a country girl, but she has her standards, too, and mere grace and attainment are not sufficient to win her.
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