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fulfilment

noun
/fʊlˈfɪl.mənt/UK

Etymology

From Middle English fulfillen, from Old English fullfyllan, from full (“full”) + fyllan (“to fill”). Equivalent to fulfill + -ment.

  1. inherited from fullfyllan
  2. inherited from fulfillen

Definitions

  1. The act of fulfilling or the state or quality of being fulfilled

    The act of fulfilling or the state or quality of being fulfilled; consummation; completion; realization.

    • To achieve fulfilment of one's hopes.
    • Fulfilment of contractual obligations.
    • We have yet to see the fulfilment of his potential.

  2. A feeling of satisfaction obtained from one's aspirations or needs being fulfilled.

    • What brings you fulfilment in life?
    • Personal fulfilment comes from having a sense of purpose.

  3. The activities performed once an order is received to fulfill the order

    The activities performed once an order is received to fulfill the order; packaging, distributing and shipping goods.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at fulfilment. 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.

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A definitional loop anchored at fulfilment. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at fulfilment

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA