ATTAINMENT

attainment

(noun) arrival at a new stage; ā€œhis attainment of puberty was delayed by malnutritionā€

attainment

(noun) the act of achieving an aim; ā€œthe attainment of independenceā€

skill, accomplishment, acquirement, acquisition, attainment

(noun) an ability that has been acquired by training

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

attainment (countable and uncountable, plural attainments)

The act of attaining; the act of arriving at or reaching; the act of obtaining by exertion or effort.

That which is attained, or obtained by exertion; acquisition; acquirement.

Source: Wiktionary


At*tain"ment, n.

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 Edition



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PLANTAIN

(noun) any of numerous plants of the genus Plantago; mostly small roadside or dooryard weeds with elliptic leaves and small spikes of very small flowers; seeds of some used medicinally


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