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feats

Noun
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

A noun referring to extraordinary, impressive, or courageous acts and achievements that showcase great strength, skill, or valor.

Detailed Definition
In older literary usage, "feats" means deeds or acts, often brave or skillful ones. The poem contrasts outward martial deeds with the deeper moral duties of knighthood.
Example
Example in poetry:
Spenser writes of “the feats of warre,” questioning whether combat alone makes a knight; “His feats were mercy, patience, and the lifting of the fallen” expands feats beyond battle; Tennyson’s Arthurian poems repeatedly measure heroic feats against moral duty; In a contemporary poem, “her feat was surviving the crossing” makes the noun honor endurance
Additional Notes
"Feats" is a somewhat literary word here, and the phrase in the quoted line may prompt readers to check its older sense.; Found in the poem, The True Knight by Stephen Hawes
Also Known As
Accomplishments Achievements Triumphs Exploits
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