attainment

== English == === Etymology === From attain +‎ -ment; compare Old French ataignement. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /əˈteɪnmənt/ === Noun === attainment (countable and uncountable, plural attainments) The act of attaining; the act of arriving at or reaching; the act of obtaining by exertion or effort. Synonyms: accomplishment, acquisition, acquirement That which is attained, or obtained by exertion. Synonyms: accomplishment, acquisition, acquirement ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “attainment”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.