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
It would become an achievement that even the uninitiated can recognize as an impressive feat of engineering.
So using crowdsourced astronomy to repeat it now would something of a feat.
Only a handful of countries have ever accomplished such a fiscal feat, and it has never been tried by so many countries at once.
Dell accomplishes this feat via a creative flip-hinge design.
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