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)
- The act of accomplishing; completion; fulfilment.
- That which completes, perfects, or equips thoroughly; acquirement; attainment; that which constitutes excellence of mind, or elegance of manners, acquired by education or training.
- Something accomplished; an achievement.
- (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)
- 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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