Definition of Attainment

1. Noun. The act of achieving an aim. "The attainment of independence"

Generic synonyms: Accomplishment, Achievement
Specialized synonyms: Record, Success, Course Credit, Credit, Accession, Rise To Power
Derivative terms: Attain

2. Noun. Arrival at a new stage. "His attainment of puberty was delayed by malnutrition"
Generic synonyms: Arrival, Reaching
Derivative terms: Attain, Attain

3. Noun. An ability that has been acquired by training.

Definition of Attainment

1. n. The act of attaining; the act of arriving at or reaching; hence, the act of obtaining by efforts.

Definition of Attainment

1. Noun. The act of attaining; the act of arriving at or reaching; the act of obtaining by exertion or effort. ¹

2. Noun. That which is attained, or obtained by exertion; acquisition; acquirement. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Attainment

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Attainment

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attainment (current term)
attainment area
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attaints
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attaintures
attakolite
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attamed

Literary usage of Attainment

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Population Profile of the U.S., 1997 by Andrea Curry, Karen Mills, Janice Valdisera (2000)
"Educational attainment The United States' population is more educated than ever before. Andrea Curry Jennifer C. Day Since the Bureau of the Census first ..."

2. Sermons by Phillips Brooks (1896)
"THE GREAT attainment. " Worthy to stand before the Son of man."—LUKE xxi. 36. THERE is all through the Bible as there is all through the best and most ..."

3. Canada by OECD. (2005)
"Labour market outcomes and educational attainment by gender and age ... Educational attainment is high in Canada but large disparities exist Compared to ..."

4. Oecd Economic Surveys 2006: Luxembourg by Oecd (2006)
"Similarly, education attainment is below the OECD ... These reforms, which should also contribute to raising education attainment, are important for ..."

5. The Journal of Educational Research by Educational Research Association (U.S. (1921)
"J As Scale of attainment No. 1 and the accompanying first-grade reading vocabulary scale were intended to investigate the first steps in that training (see ..."

6. Adult Literacy in America edited by Irwin S. Kisch (1994)
"Data on some of these variables were collected as part of the National Adult Literacy Survey, including information on educational attainment, age, ..."

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