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Attainment

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Attainment
Attainment At*tain"ment, n. 1. The act of attaining; the act of arriving at or reaching; hence, the act of obtaining by efforts. [1913 Webster]

The attainment of every desired object. --Sir W. Jones. [1913 Webster]

2. That which is attained to, or obtained by exertion; acquirement; acquisition; (pl.), mental acquirements; knowledge; as, literary and scientific attainments. [1913 Webster]


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