achievement

/əˈtʃiːvmənt/ noun

Definition

GOOD THING [C] › something good that you achieve: This film is his greatest achievement to date.

SUCCESS [U] › when you succeed in doing something good, usually by working hard: You get such a sense of achievement when you finish the course.

(Definition of achievement noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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