attainment

Pronunciation: /əˈteɪnmənt/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the act of achieving an aim
  2. noun arrival at a new stage
  3. noun an ability that has been acquired by training

Etymology

From attain + -ment; compare Old French ataignement.

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Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
accomplishment
Narrower (hyponyms)
success, accession, record, credit

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