ful·fill·ment

[fool-fil-muhnt]
noun
1.
the act or state of fulfilling: to witness the fulfillment of a dream; to achieve fulfillment of one's hopes.
2.
the state or quality of being fulfilled; completion; realization: a vague plan that had no hope of fulfillment.
3.
the process or business of handling and executing customer orders, as packing, shipping, or processing checks.
Also, ful·fil·ment.


Origin:
1765–75; fulfill + -ment

pre·ful·fill·ment, noun
su·per·ful·fill·ment, noun
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fulfil or fulfill (fʊlˈfɪl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb , (US) -fils, -fills, -filling, -filled
1.  to bring about the completion or achievement of (a desire, promise, etc)
2.  to carry out or execute (a request, etc)
3.  to conform with or satisfy (regulations, demands, etc)
4.  to finish or reach the end of: he fulfilled his prison sentence
5.  fulfil oneself to achieve one's potential or desires
 
[Old English fulfyllan]
 
fulfill or fulfill
 
vb
 
[Old English fulfyllan]
 
ful'filler or fulfill
 
n
 
ful'filment or fulfill
 
n
 
ful'fillment or fulfill
 
n

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Fulfillment is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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Word Origin & History

fulfillment
1775, from fulfill + -ment.
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Example sentences
Gaping pits awaited the fulfillment of lava or water.
He deserves the same shot you have had to find fulfillment in a career.
Requires judgment and discretion in task fulfillment and skill in effectively
  coordinating health care.
Every time a dream is completely comprehensible to us, it proves to be an
  hallucinated wish-fulfillment.
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