feat
1 Americannoun
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a noteworthy or extraordinary act or achievement, usually displaying boldness, skill, etc..
Arranging the treaty was a diplomatic feat.
- Synonyms:
- accomplishment
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Obsolete. a specialized skill; profession.
noun
Related Words
See achievement.
Etymology
Origin of feat1
First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English fet, fait, from Anglo-French, Old French, from Latin factum, noun use of neuter past participle of facere “to do, make”; fact
Origin of feat2
First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Middle French fait “made (to fit),” from Latin factus “done, made,” past participle of facere “to do, make”
Example Sentences
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About half of Corning’s manufacturing remains in the U.S., a feat, given how many others have offshored high-tech manufacturing.
Some projections suggest that Takaichi might lead the LDP to an outright majority in the more-powerful lower house of Japan’s parliament, a feat that has eluded the party for more than a decade.
Once validated by officials who watched the challenge via live stream, the feat will earn him a third Guinness World Record.
From Barron's
That feat alone was remarkable for a player from Fiji, a footballing minnow that Krishna had left years earlier to play semi-professionally.
From Barron's
This is the reality of life at clubs who aspire to fight on multiple fronts, of course, but competing in four competitions was an unprecedented feat for Newcastle going into February.
From BBC
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