accomplishment
/əˈkɑm.plɪʃ.mənt/ noun C1- The act of accomplishing; completion; fulfilment. · the accomplishment of an enterprise, of a prophecy, etc
- That which completes, perfects, or equips thoroughly; acquirement; attainment; that which constitutes excellence of mind, or elegance of manners, acquired by education or training.
- Something accomplished; an achievement. · Increasing sales by 20% in the last quarter was seen as a major accomplishment for the business.
- The lexical aspect (aktionsart) of verbs or predicates that change over time until a natural end point.
Plural accomplishments
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Mary was the only daughter who remained at home; and she was necessarily drawn from the pursuit of accomplishments by Mrs.
Her many attractions were again dwelt on; and Caroline boasted joyfully of their increasing intimacy, and ventured to predict the accomplishment of the wishes which had been unfolded in her former letter.
I wish I could say, for the sake of her family, that the accomplishment of her earnest desire in the establishment of so many of her children produced so happy an effect as to make her a sensible, amiable, well-informed woman for the rest of her life; though, perhaps, it was lucky for her husband, who might not have relished domestic felicity in so unusual a form, that she still was occasionally nervous and invariably silly.
At this moment, and as though the utterance of Villefort’s wish had sufficed to effect its accomplishment, a servant entered the room, and whispered a few words in his ear.
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