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accomplishment

 noun
     
ac‧com‧plish‧ment
1 [countable] something successful or impressive that is achieved after a lot of effort and hard work [= achievement]
impressive/significant/great etc accomplishment
Cutting the budget was an impressive accomplishment.
It was a major accomplishment for a player who had been injured so recently.
2 [uncountable] the act of finishing or achieving something good
accomplishment of
the accomplishment of policy goals
3 [uncountable and countable] an ability to do something well, or the skill involved in doing something well:
Playing the piano is one of her many accomplishments.
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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