accomplishment

== English == === Etymology === First attested in the early 15th century. (completes, perfects, equips): First attested around 1600. accomplish +‎ -ment Borrowed from French accomplissement, from accomplir === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əˈkɒm.plɪʃ.mənt/, /əˈkʌm.plɪʃ.mənt/ (General American) IPA(key): /əˈkɑm.plɪʃ.mənt/ === Noun === accomplishment (countable and uncountable, plural accomplishments) The act of accomplishing; completion; fulfilment. 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. (grammar, semantics) The lexical aspect (aktionsart) of verbs or predicates that change over time until a natural end point. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === “accomplishment”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.