Achievement Definition
achievement
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English
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
Etymology
Old French achevement, from the verb achever, achiever (“to finish”). Compare Modern French achèvement, English hatchment
Pronunciation
- IPA: /əˈtʃiːvmənt/, SAMPA: /@"tSi:vm@nt/
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Noun
achievement (plural achievements)
- The act of achieving or performing; an obtaining by exertion; successful performance; accomplishment; as, the achievement of his/her object.
- A great or heroic deed; something accomplished by valor, boldness, or praiseworthy exertion; a feat.
- [The exploits] of the ancient saints ... do far surpass the most famous achievements of pagan heroes. - Isaac Barrow
- The highest achievements of the human intellect. - Thomas Babington Macaulay
- (heraldry) An escutcheon or ensign armorial; now generally applied to the funeral shield commonly called hatchment. - Cussans
- (video games) An award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective.
- Finishing the game does not give you a 100% score until you have unlocked all of the achievements.
External links
- achievement in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
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