accomplishment
nounEtymology
* First attested in the early 15th century. * (completes, perfects, equips): First attested around 1600. * accomplish + -ment * Borrowed from French accomplissement, from accomplir
- borrowed from accomplissement
Definitions
The act of accomplishing
The act of accomplishing; completion; fulfilment.
- the accomplishment of an enterprise, of a prophecy, etc
That which completes, perfects, or equips thoroughly
That which completes, perfects, or equips thoroughly; acquirement; attainment; that which constitutes excellence of mind, or elegance of manners, acquired by education or training.
- I’ll make a proof how I advance in / My new accomplishment of dancing.
- Accomplishments have taken virtue’s place, / And wisdom falls before exterior grace ;
Something accomplished
Something accomplished; an achievement.
- Increasing sales by 20% in the last quarter was seen as a major accomplishment for the business.
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The lexical aspect (aktionsart) of verbs or predicates that change over time until a…
The lexical aspect (aktionsart) of verbs or predicates that change over time until a natural end point.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at accomplishment. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at accomplishment. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
9 hops · closes at accomplishment
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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