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underattainment

underattainment noun: less than the normal or desired attainment.

Noun

underattainment (uncountable)

  1. Less than the normal or desired attainment

Origin of underattainment

From under- + attainment.

Questions about underattainment

What does underattainment mean?
Underattainment means less than the normal or desired attainment.
What part of speech is underattainment?
Underattainment is a noun.

Words near underattainment in the dictionary

  1. underassistant
  2. underassistants
  3. underassured
  4. underate
  5. underated
  6. underattainment
  7. underattend
  8. underattendance
  9. underattended
  10. underattending
  11. underattends

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