Achievement
something accomplished, especially by superior ability, special effort, great courage, etc.; a great or heroic deed:
his remarkable achievements in art.
act of ; attainment or accomplishment:
the achievement of one’s object.
Heraldry. the full display of the armorial bearings of an individual or corporation.
Contemporary Examples
In fact, all tests are achievement tests—they reveal not inborn ability but the skills a person has acquired up to that point.
The Myth of Innate Genius David Shenk May 12, 2011
They know that in America there should be no ceilings on achievement, glass or otherwise.
Sarah Palin’s Lost Speeches Shushannah Walshe, Scott Conroy November 2, 2009
Like Kasich, Walker has a record of achievement to point to in Wisconsin.
The Governors Who Could Beat Christie Michelle Cottle November 7, 2013
With Obama at 69%, it seems to be reward first, achievement later.
Marking My Predictions to Market David Frum June 11, 2012
Republicans may have been reluctant to attack the president over an achievement that even Dick Cheney applauded.
Myths of the Bin Laden Raid Richard Miniter November 6, 2011
Historical Examples
A sense of achievement; of conquering the unconquerable; of pitting human wits against giants and winning—a sporting chance.
Through Glacier Park Mary Roberts Rinehart
But the loneliness was lighted by a glow of pride, of triumph, of achievement.
The Incomplete Amorist E. Nesbit
To carry that bridge would be an achievement which would have forever a place in the history of the nation.
Following the Flag Charles Carleton Coffin
That, Harte hints, is the achievement of scribblers like Blackmore (p. 12).
An Essay on Satire, Particularly on the Dunciad Walter Harte
Rochester’s best love-poetry reaches the topmost pinnacle of achievement in that kind.
Milton Sir Walter Alexander Raleigh
noun
something that has been accomplished, esp by hard work, ability, or heroism
successful completion; accomplishment
(heraldry) a less common word for hatchment
n.
late 15c., “act of completing” (something), from Middle French achèvement “a finishing,” noun of action from Old French achever (see achieve). Meaning “thing achieved” is recorded from 1590s.
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