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  1. noun A notable act or deed, especially an act of courage; an exploit.
  2. noun An act of skill, endurance, imagination, or strength; an achievement.
  3. noun Obsolete A specialized skill; a knack.
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  • Since then, the feat has been accomplished 10 times by Padres pitchers. —  Yahoo! Sports - Top News
  • Since then, the feat has been accomplished 10 times by Padres pitchers. ... —  Newsvine - Get Smarter Here
  • When the feat was announced over the stadium PA at the end of the over Ponting was unmoved, but the timing involved in him passing his predecessor could hardly be more appropriate. —  Cricket365
  • The Spitfire fans gave Tavares a nice hand and the feat was announced on the public address system, including a short sampling of Tina Turner's song Simply the Best. —  London Free Press - News
  • In a normal situation, this will present some challenge, but in a broken country like Guinea-Bissau, it would be a near-miracle if the feat is achieved. —  AllAfrica News: Latest
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achievement ·  exploit ·  prowess ·  deed ·  undertake ·  miracle ·  adventure ·  trick ·  exertion ·  exhibition ·  triumph ·  demonstration

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feat:   feats
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  1. Middle English fet, from Anglo-Norman, from Latin factum, from neuter past participle of facere, to make, do; see dhē- in Indo-European roots.
  2. Middle English fet, suitable, from Old French fait, from Latin factus, done, made; see feature.

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  1. from Middle English feet, fete, faite, deed, fact, matter, from Old French (and F.) fait, deed, fact, from Latin factum, deed, fact: see fact, of which feat is a doublet.
  2. apparently from feat, n., but prob. with reference to feature.
  3. from Middle English fete (rare), shortened from the common form fetis, fetys (rarely fetous, whence later spelling featous, q. v.), neat, pretty, from Old French faictis, faitis, faitisse, faitice, fetis = Provencal fetis, well-made, neat, pretty, from Latin facticius, factitius, made by art, artificial: see factitious and fetish, both ult. from the same source.
  4. from feat, a.
 

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