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attainment

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Word definitions for attainment in dictionaries

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
late 14c., "encroachment" (a sense now obsolete), from Old French ataignement (Modern French atteignement ), from ataindre ; see attain . Meaning "action of attaining" is from 1540s; sense of "that which is attained, personal accomplishment" dates from ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 The act of attaining; the act of arrive at or reaching; the act of obtaining by exertion or effort. 2 That which is attained, or obtained by exertion; acquisition; acquirement.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE educational ▪ A personal philosophy is something which all people have nomatterwhat their background, class, or educational attainment . ▪ We have already seen that output cognition is closely related to level of ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. the act of achieving an aim; "the attainment of independence" arrival at a new stage; "his attainment of puberty was delayed by malnutrition" an ability that has been acquired by training [syn: skill , accomplishment , acquirement , acquisition ]

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Attainment \At*tain"ment\, n. 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. That which is attained to, or obtained by exertion; acquirement; acquisition; ...

Usage examples of attainment.

Almighty enable you to lend a fresh and unprecedented impetus to the onward march of the Faith, revive the spirit of its supporters, enlarge its limits, multiply its local institutions, consolidate its foundations, safeguard its rights, spread abroad its fame, and aid its followers to discharge befittingly their responsibilities, and concentrate on the attainment of the objectives of the Ten-Year Plan, on which the immediate destiny of the entire community depends.

For if that which is shameful, be not the only true evil that is, thou also wilt be driven whilest thou doest follow the common instinct of nature, to avoid that which is evil, to commit many unjust things, and to become a thief, and anything, that will make to the attainment of thy intended worldly ends.

Her pride, not of family, but of personal attainments and consciousness of her power to rise above her station, precluded any romantic thought of Edd Denmeade.

In the educative process, however, as previously exemplified, we find that the child is not a slave to the passing transient impressions of the present, but is able to secure a control over his experience which enables him to set up intelligent aims, devise plans for their attainment, and apply these plans in gaining the end desired.

It is undisputed, however, that the influence of Thine attraction hath everlastingly been inherent in the realities of Thy handiwork, although that which beseemeth the hallowed court of Thy providence is exalted beyond the attainment of the entire creation.

In the grasp of the import of this conception lies the attainment of the vitality of the haiku that Shiki possessed.

Tarwater thus crouched, and, like his remote forebear, the child-man, went to myth-making, and sun-heroizing, himself hero-maker and the hero in quest of the immemorable treasure difficult of attainment.

It may be objected that our will towards living and towards expressive activity is constant, and that each attainment of such expression is an increase in Happiness.

When he did, he objected to the motion as dangerous, on account of the information it would convey to our enemies, and as tending to retard the attainment of peace, which he said was now the wish on both sides of the house.

First and last, it has laid down a great variety of qualifications, depending on citizenship, residence, professional attainments, occupational experience, age, race, property, sound habits, and so on.

Attainment of reproductive maturity is signaled in both human sexes by the growth of pubic and axillary hair.

Rome and America in search of spiritual solation or material attainment.

I have elsewhere expressed the opinion that, even if their ideals are beyond present possibility of attainment, the constant, persistent, and unwearied protest of these societies against the cruelties and abuses of vivisection have helped, more than anything else, to keep the question a living issue.

But if loanation of ship could be made, would be well-wishing with a wengeance and impressive sign of attainment of minimumnal socialization.

Quietism, to the attainment of a Nirvana apart from and antithetical to the world of appearances.