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Etymology
Compare French achèvement, English hatchment

Pronunciation
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Noun
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1. The act of achieving or performing; an obtaining by exertion; successful performance; accomplishment; as, the achievement of his/her 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. - Barrow
#:The highest achievements of the human intellect. - Macaulay

1. context|heraldry An escutcheon or ensign armorial; now generally applied to the funeral shield commonly called hatchment. - Cussans

Translations
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Albanian: arritje
Danish: præstation, resultat, bedrift
Dutch: prestatie f
Finnish: saavutus
French: accomplissement m
German: Vollendung f
Hebrew: he-translation|��ש�|Hey'sseg m (1)
Interlingua: accomplimento, complimento, realisation (1); facto (2)
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Italian: realizzazione f
Japanese: �� (tassei), �� (t�tatsu), 業績 (gy�seki), �� (seika)
Polish: osi�gni�cie n
Portuguese: cumprimento m, realização f (1); feito m (2);
Russian: до��ижение (dostižénije) n (1), ��пе� (usp'é�) m (1), подвиг (pódvig) m (2), �ве��ение (sv'eršénije) n (2)
Spanish: realización f, logro m
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