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attaining Definition


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attain
verb attained, attaining
    1. To complete or reach successfully.
      Example: attained the summit
      Example: attained the grand age of one hundred
      Thesaurus: achieve, accomplish, earn, reach, realize, get, acquire, win, obtain; Antonym: lose, miss.
Etymology: 14c: from Latin tangere to touch.

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