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accomplishment

/əˈkɑm.plɪʃ.mənt/

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What does accomplishment mean?

noun

  1. The act of accomplishing; completion; fulfilment.
  2. That which completes, perfects, or equips thoroughly; acquirement; attainment; that which constitutes excellence of mind, or elegance of manners, acquired by education or training.
  3. Something accomplished; an achievement.
More meanings (1)

noun

  1. The lexical aspect (aktionsart) of verbs or predicates that change over time until a natural end point.

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/əˈkɑm.plɪʃ.mənt/

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More favourable circumstances for its accomplishment could not offer than those which presented themselves at the close of the Bohemian war.
Friedrich SchillerThe History of the Thirty Years' WarTranslated by A. J. W. (Alexander James William) MorrisonProject Gutenberg ebook #566
Tess could whistle like most other country-girls, though the accomplishment was one which she did not care to profess in genteel company.
Thomas HardyTess of the d'Urbervilles: A Pure WomanProject Gutenberg ebook #110
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Natural science is recommended on the ground of its practical utility, but is taught as a special accomplishment in removal from application.
John DeweyDemocracy and Education: An Introduction to the Philosophy of EducationProject Gutenberg ebook #852
The organs for the accomplishment of these purposes, like the secretory glands, are situated in the structure and open into the canal.
J. H. (John Henry) TildenAppendicitis: The Etiology, Hygenic and Dietetic TreatmentProject Gutenberg ebook #4314
I shall spare no effort to restore world trade by international economic readjustment, but the emergency at home cannot wait on that accomplishment.
Franklin D. (Franklin Delano) RooseveltInaugural Address of Franklin Delano Roosevelt Given in Washington, D.C. March 4th, 1933Project Gutenberg ebook #104