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noun
A greater than anticipated achievement.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
better than expected performance (better than might have been predicted from intelligence tests)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: underachievement
Broader terms: performance
History
From over- + achievement.
Across languages
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
