|  attainment 
 
 1. the act of achieving an aim (Freq. 1)
 - the attainment of independence
 • Derivationally related forms:
 attain
 • Hypernyms:
 accomplishment, achievement
 • Hyponyms:
 record, success, credit, course credit, accession, rise to power
 2. arrival at a new stage (Freq. 1)
 - his attainment of puberty was delayed by malnutrition
 • Derivationally related forms:
 attain
 • Hypernyms:
 arrival, reaching
 3. an ability that has been acquired by training
 • Syn:
 skill, accomplishment, acquirement, acquisition
 • Derivationally related forms:
 acquire (for: acquisition)
 • Hypernyms:
 ability, power
 • Hyponyms:
 craft, craftsmanship, workmanship, horsemanship, literacy,
 marksmanship, mastership, mixology, numeracy, oarsmanship, salesmanship,
 seamanship, showmanship, soldiering, soldiership, swordsmanship
 
 
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