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“attainment” in Latin
comparātiōcomparison; comparative; relationship, relation between two or more things, arrangementadeptiōAn acquisition, achievement, attainment; Act of obtainingdoctrīnateaching, instruction; learning, erudition; doctrine, theoryērudītiōThat which removes one from ignorance whether instruction, education or erudition, learning, knowledgelitteraletter (of the alphabet); handwriting; letter, epistlefavorgood will, inclination, partiality, favor; support
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
attainment
comparatio: adeptio [SYN. in ACQUISITION]: of popularity or favor, conciliatio gratiae.
Attainments: doctrina: eruditio: litterae. A person of great attainments, multarum rerum cognitione imbutus; eruditissimus; optimis artibus eruditus; homo in quo multae sunt litterae: of great and various attainments, in quo est copia et varietas studiorum.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for attainment?
- The usual Latin words for “attainment” are comparātiō, adeptiō, doctrīna; also ērudītiō, littera, favor. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.