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Noun: attainment  u'teyn-munt
  1. The act of achieving an aim
    "the attainment of independence"
     
  2. Arrival at a new stage
    "his attainment of puberty was delayed by malnutrition"
     
  3. An ability that has been acquired by training
    "Fluency in a foreign language is an impressive attainment";
    - skill, accomplishment, acquirement, acquisition

Derived forms: attainments

Type of: ability, accomplishment, achievement, arrival, power

Encyclopedia: Attainment