different between accomplishment vs proficiency

accomplishment

English

Etymology

  • First attested in the early 15th century.
  • (completes, perfects, equips): First attested around 1600.
  • accomplish +? -ment
  • Borrowed from French accomplissement, from accomplir

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?.?k?m.pl??.m?nt/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /?.?k?m.pl??.m?nt/

Noun

accomplishment (countable and uncountable, plural accomplishments)

  1. The act of accomplishing; completion; fulfilment.
  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.
  3. Something accomplished; an achievement.
  4. (grammar, semantics) The lexical aspect (aktionsart) of verbs or predicates that change over time until a natural end point.

Translations

Further reading

  • accomplishment in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

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proficiency

English

Etymology

From Latin proficientem, from proficere.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: pr??fiSH?ns?, IPA(key): /p???f???nsi/

Noun

proficiency (countable and uncountable, plural proficiencies)

  1. Ability, skill, competence.
    a test of proficiency in English
    to attain (or to reach) proficiency

Synonyms

  • ability
  • command
  • competence
  • skill
  • See also Thesaurus:skill

Translations

Further reading

  • proficiency in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
  • “proficiency” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.

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