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[uh-kom-plish-muhnt]

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noun

an act or instance of carrying into effect; fulfillment: the accomplishment of our desires.

something done admirably or creditably: Space exploration is a major accomplishment of science.

anything accomplished; deed; achievement: a career measured in a series of small accomplishments.

Often, accomplishments.

a grace, skill, or knowledge expected in polite society.

any acquired ability or knowledge.

Origin:
1425–75; late Middle English; see accomplish, -ment. Compare French accomplissement

Related forms

pre·ac·com·plish·ment, noun

Synonyms
1. completion, execution. 3. consummation. 4. acquisition, proficiency.

Antonyms
1. failure.

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Example Sentences

Pistorius's accomplishment has been a long time coming.

Candidates for a lecturer position must have a demonstrated record of accomplishment in teaching.

The number is real, but critics say that the accomplishment is smaller than it appears.

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Pistorius's accomplishment has been a long time coming.

Candidates for a lecturer position must have a demonstrated record of accomplishment in teaching.

The number is real, but critics say that the accomplishment is smaller than it appears.

My lasting memory of this summer is more than an athletic accomplishment.

Hwang's accomplishment highlights the enormous technical difficulty in working with human cells compared with mouse cells.

In many ways it was a model of clever engineering and technological accomplishment.

At best, the surge's accomplishment was to mitigate the war's negative consequences, not erase them.

Her accomplishment is also something of a surprise, since the book is a bouillabaisse of familiar ingredients.

The public looks to the nation's past to validate its core ideals and affirm a record of progress and accomplishment.

It would not even be the accomplishment of making the entire development take place in a test tube.

Anders's accomplishment has led to other opportunities.

Cynics might note that the only accomplishment was an agreement to talk some more, and their cynicism may yet be confirmed.

But sometimes it seems that the list of tasks is so overwhelming it causes more stress, rather than a sense of accomplishment.

They should have an advanced degree or be able to demonstrate equivalent accomplishment in the field.

And then everybody gets a chance to participate and feel that accomplishment of participating and contributing.

And it also does not over-inflate the level of responsibility or accomplishment.

But the shuttle was nonetheless a major accomplishment.

And all their explorations pushed back the frontiers of human knowledge and accomplishment.

Their shared goal of man's perfection was at best an accomplishment of consummate evil.

Either way, the biggest accomplishment here was actually getting the sensor onto a curved surface.

They voted with intelligence and for the accomplishment of certain purposes.

The sense of accomplishment was palpable among the trekkers, most.

Nor was mountaineering, or indeed apiculture, his only accomplishment.

Marc and his team achieved an amazing accomplishment.

If he succeeds in this it will truly be an amazing accomplishment.

The breeding programs of the last half-century are, in some ways, a tremendous scientific accomplishment.

Chess playing is a notable accomplishment of the human mind.

Sometimes bad history's grinding axe drowns true accomplishment and objective judgement, however charming or witty it may be.

The science of making robots is also an accomplishment.

His biggest accomplishment was saving money for the book division.

There's a definite sense of accomplishment involved.

It is difficult to overstate the scale of this accomplishment.

If fame and cash are a writer's chief goals, then they are a good measure of accomplishment.

Just be clear that what you are demanding is spectacle, not accomplishment.

Beast21 it is such a sense of accomplishment to be at the top of any mountain, the views are indescribable.

We were phone buddies for about three years, both enjoying the banter and the sense of accomplishment.

My wise friend's advice gave me a different perspective on accomplishment.

Their biggest accomplishment usually is agreeing to meet again.

Unmasking the source would be a great journalistic accomplishment.

Each accomplishment only lifts one up to a new baseline of expectations.

When you stand inside your heated home, while a blizzard rages outside, that is the accomplishment of man.

The basic human skills teach you perseverance, hard work, accomplishment in doing things by your hand.

It is, after all, an accomplishment she frequently brags about.

What sets him apart is that his fame is out of all proportion to his meagre on-field accomplishment.

If true, that would still be a considerable accomplishment for a form of ownership that two decades ago did not exist.

Beneath the structural accomplishment and cross-cultural concepts, a certain blandness is in evidence throughout.

American higher education has an extraordinary record of accomplishment in preparing students for leadership, in.

Such an accomplishment would add to the growing success of a field that is making strides around the world, in such projects.

Her primary devotion and by far her main accomplishment was always her husband and family.

Its accomplishment had to result for the technology to accomplish this experiment.

Successful accomplishment of either objective results in keeping the targeted aircraft from becoming airborne.

Narayan's pensive comedies is a brilliant accomplishment in his special kind of literature, the novel of the dreaming scamp.

While it was so dull to read, in retrospect it strikes me as quite the literary accomplishment.

His personal accomplishment would no doubt be inspiring to those around him.

If spirits have been dampened by the diplomatic crisis, however, the accomplishment nevertheless remains something to celebrate:.

When done with structure those can actually become a disciplined job for the dog to feel a sense of accomplishment and pride.

The accomplishment here is the ability to get a photon to a remote location with its entanglement intact.

It was nice to feel wanted, but in my department, my job offer was not seen as an accomplishment.

That's an accomplishment in it self which anybody would have a hard time coping especially with hardly any food to eat.

Such an accomplishment would necessitate all the attributes and perspective of.

Her legacy of scientific accomplishment and moral imperative continues to inspire us, and she will be greatly missed.

But these terms all refer to more or less the same thing: the people creating these ventures are driven to accomplishment.

There is a satisfaction and accomplishment that no words can describe.

Jane's devotion to her family and her children were her proudest accomplishment.

In less than the four years that it used to take to graduate, this accomplishment is being destroyed.

But unlike other megacorporations, their accomplishment is too dependent on one man.

Achievement that comes only from a lab is not really athletic accomplishment to be honored at all.

The new order pits an ascending service economy, in which accomplishment matters more than.

For many of these girls, each accomplishment is only a stepping-stone to the next goal.

Calderon's presidency was not seen as much of an accomplishment and the party is going to suffer from this.

The accomplishment suggests that adult animals can be cloned from any cell in the body.

So, your sense of accomplishment needs to come from within, or from the few people in life you truly impact.

It really meant something and was an accomplishment folks were proud of.

With the result so much of chasing of jargon leads to action without any task accomplishment.

But the big gap and lack of recent accomplishment is going to hurt.

Perhaps at his age its an accomplishment and he likes to share.

Yes, to build a copy of a genome is an accomplishment.

Faculty are seen as obstructive to efficient accomplishment of the objective of the committee.

Still, no academic accomplishment can make up for a tin ear.

It calls attention to the accomplishment of the individual and pays respect to his/her earned role.

I'd rather see people who are motivated by accomplishment and the respect of their fellow citizens.

And that act, the infliction of great harm on innocents, is seen as a great accomplishment of the nation.

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World English Dictionary

accomplishment (əˈkɒmplɪʃmənt, əˈkʌm-)

—n
1.	the act of carrying out or achieving
2.	something achieved or successfully completed
3.	(often plural) skill or talent
4.	(often plural) social grace, style, and poise

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Word Origin & History

accomplishment

mid 15c., "completion," from Fr. accomplissement "action of accomplishing" (see accomplish). Meaning "thing completed" and that of "something that completes" someone and fits him or her for society are from c.1600.

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