Definition of Achievement

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achievement
n. attainment; performance, implementation; operation, mission

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Achievement Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Achievement
(n.)
The act of achieving or performing; an obtaining by exertion; successful performance; accomplishment; as, the achievement of his object.
  
(n.)
An escutcheon or ensign armorial; now generally applied to the funeral shield commonly called hatchment.
  
(n.)
A great or heroic deed; something accomplished by valor, boldness, or praiseworthy exertion; a feat.
  

WordNet 2.0
achievement

Noun
1. the action of accomplishing something
(synonym) accomplishment
(hypernym) action
(hyponym) beachhead, foothold
(derivation) achieve, accomplish, attain, reach

The Devil's Dictionary
ACHIEVEMENT
Achievement, (n.)

The death of endeavor and the birth of disgust.
  

hEnglish - advanced version
achievement

achievement
\a*chieve"ment\ (-ment), n. [cf. f. achèvement, e. hatchment.]
1. the act of achieving or performing; an obtaining by exertion; successful performance; accomplishment; as, the achievement of his object.
2. a great or heroic deed; something accomplished by valor, boldness, or praiseworthy exertion; a feat. [the exploits] of the ancient saints do far surpass the most famous achievements of pagan heroes. the highest achievements of the human intellect.
3. (her.) an escutcheon or ensign armorial; now generally applied to the funeral shield commonly called hatchment. ussans.


English Phonetics


Achievement Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries

English-Latin Online Dictionary
achievement
adeptio, factum


Achievement Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries

English to Federation-Standard Golic Vulcan
Achievement
srashiv

English - Klingon
achievement
n. chav


Achievement Definition from Social Science Dictionaries & Glossaries

Dream Quotations
Anatole France
To accomplish great things, we must not only act but also dream. Not only plan but also believe.
  

Belva Davis
Don't be afraid of the space between your dreams and reality. If you can dream it, you can make it so.
  

Bo Bennett
A dream becomes a goal when action is taken toward its achievement.
  

Brendan Francis
The prospect of success in achieving our most cherished dream is not without its terrors. Who is more deprived and alone than the man who has achieved his dream?
  

James A. Froude
You cannot dream yourself into a character; you must hammer and forge yourself one.
  

Karen Ravn
Only as high as I reach can I grow Only as far as I seek can I go, Only as deep as I look can I see, Only as much as I dream can I be.
  

Orison S. Marde
All men who have achieved great things have been great dreamers.
  

Learning, Performance and Training Definitions
achievement
A measurement of what a person knows or can do after training.


Achievement Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries

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