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Attainment
Pronunciation : At*tain"ment
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. The act of attaining; the act of arriving at or reaching; hence, the act of obtaining by efforts. The attainment of every desired object. Sir W. Jones.
2. That which is attained to, or obtained by exertion; acquirement; acquisition; (pl.), mental acquirements; knowledge; as, literary and scientific attainments.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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