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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. the action of accomplishing something;
[syn: accomplishment, achievement]

2. an ability that has been acquired by training;
[syn: skill, accomplishment, acquirement, acquisition, attainment]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Accomplishment \Ac*com"plish*ment\ (-ment), n. [F. accomplissement, fr. accomplir.] 1. The act of accomplishing; entire performance; completion; fulfillment; as, the accomplishment of an enterprise, of a prophecy, etc. [1913 Webster] 2. That which completes, perfects, or equips thoroughly; acquirement; attainment; that which constitutes excellence of mind, or elegance of manners, acquired by education or training. "My new accomplishment of dancing." --Churchill. "Accomplishments befitting a station." --Thackeray. [1913 Webster] Accomplishments have taken virtue's place, And wisdom falls before exterior grace. --Cowper. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

accomplishment n 1: the action of accomplishing something [syn: accomplishment, achievement] 2: an ability that has been acquired by training [syn: skill, accomplishment, acquirement, acquisition, attainment]