[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

attainment \attain"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

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

attainment
     n 1: the act of achieving an aim; "the attainment of
          independence"
     2: arrival at a new stage; "his attainment of puberty was
        delayed by malnutrition"
     3: an ability that has been acquired by training syn: skill,
         accomplishment, acquirement, acquisition
see also:
skill accomplishment acquirement acquisition 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

61 moby thesaurus words for "attainment":
   accession, accomplished fact, accomplishment, accomplishments,
   achievement, acquirement, acquisition, acquisition of knowledge,
   acquisitions, addition, advent, appearance, approach, arrival,
   attainments, carrying out, coming, coming by, consummation,
   discharge, dispatch, dragging down, earnings, edification,
   education, effectuation, enlightenment, execution, fait accompli,
   finish, fruition, fulfillment, gaining, getting, getting hold of,
   illumination, implementation, instruction, learning,
   liberal education, making, mission accomplished, moneygetting,
   moneygrubbing, moneymaking, obtainment, obtention, performance,
   procural, procurance, procuration, procurement, production,
   reaching, realization, securement, sophistication,
   store of knowledge, success, trover, winning

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