feats
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noun
1.
a noteworthy or extraordinary act or achievement, usually displaying boldness, skill, etc.: Arranging the treaty was a diplomatic feat.
2.
Obsolete. a specialized skill; profession.
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| —n | |
| a remarkable, skilful, or daring action; exploit; achievement: feats of strength | |
| [C14: from Anglo-French fait, from Latin factum deed; see | |
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Word Origin & History
feat
mid-14c., "action, deeds," from Anglo-Fr. fet, from O.Fr. fait, from L. factum "thing done," a noun based on the pp. of facere "make, do" (see factitious). Sense of "exceptional or noble deed" arose c.1400 from phrase feat of arms (Fr. fait d'armes).
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Example sentences
And, due to some extraordinary feats of surveillance, the researchers know precisely which strains of bacteria need to be stopped.
Of course, today's medal winners are the first to acknowledge that their daring feats were not individual achievements.
On the runway, inspired feats of virtuosity are all too often quickly forgotten by blasé audiences rushing to the next show.
Within the crowd surges, brief duets and trios keep winding and unwinding in feats of gyroscopic partnering.
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