different between attainment vs culmination

attainment

English

Etymology

From attain +? -ment; compare Old French ataignement.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /??te?nm?nt/

Noun

attainment (countable and uncountable, plural attainments)

  1. The act of attaining; the act of arriving at or reaching; the act of obtaining by exertion or effort.
  2. That which is attained, or obtained by exertion; acquisition; acquirement.

Translations

References

  • attainment in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

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culmination

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French culmination, from culminer, or from Medieval Latin culminatus + -tion.Morphologically culminate +? -ion

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /?k?lm??ne???n/
  • (UK) IPA(key): /?k?l.m?n?e?.??n/
  • Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

culmination (countable and uncountable, plural culminations)

  1. (astronomy) The attainment of the highest point of altitude reached by a heavenly body; passage across the meridian; transit.
  2. Attainment or arrival at the highest pitch of glory, power, etc.

Synonyms

  • See also Thesaurus:apex

Related terms

  • culminate

Translations

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