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accomplishment

The origin and history of accomplishment.

Etymology

Accomplishment was first recorded in the early 15th century; the sense "completes, perfects, equips" was first recorded around 1600. It is analysable as accomplish plus -ment, and was borrowed from French accomplissement, from accomplir.

Origin: French

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