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feat

1. feat \'fe-t\ aj [ME fete, fayt, fr. MF fait, pp. of faire] archaic  1: 
   BECOMING, NEAT  archaic  2: SMART, DEXTEROUS 
2. feat n [ME fait, fr. MF, fr. L factum, fr. neut. of factus, pp. of 
   (Xfacere to make, do 1: ACT, DEED  2a: a deed notable esp. for courage  2b: 
   an act or product of skill, endurance, or ingenuity  FEAT implies strength 
   or dexterity or daring; EXPLOIT suggests an adventurous or heroic act; 
   ACHIEVEMENT implies hard-won success in the face of difficulty or 
   opposition SYN syn FEAT, EXPLOIT, ACHIEVEMENT mean a remarkable deed.