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Definition of “feat

1feat1 (fiːtPronunciation for feat1

Definitions

noun

  1. a remarkable, skilful, or daring action; exploit; achievement  ⇒ feats of strength 

Word Origin

C14: from Anglo-French fait , from Latin factum deed; see fact

2feat2 (fiːtPronunciation for feat2

Definitions

adjective

archaic 
  1. another word for skilful
  2. another word for neat1 , suitable

Word Origin

C14: from Old French fet , from Latin factus  made, from facere to make

Usage examples

  • `They could manage such a feat , being acrobats, in about thirty seconds.
    Arthur, Robert, Three in One (1993)
  • Until now such a feat had been considered biologically impossible.
    New Scientist (2004)
  • A video camera recorded his feat for the Guinness Book of Records.
    Globe and Mail (2003)
  • As the Rocky Mountaineer crosses gorges and travels through mountains you begin to grasp just what a feat of engineering this railway is.
    Glasgow Herald (2001)
  • Later during his investigations he watched another shaman perform an amazing feat of psychic surgery.
    Rogo, D Scott, Psychic Breakthroughs Today (1987)

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