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acquisition |
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[ noun ] the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something |
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"the acquisition of wealth"
"the acquisition of one company by another"
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acquiring
purchase
procurement
restitution
inheritance
assumption
moneymaking
pork-barreling
incurring
repossession
buyout
annexation
inheritance
succession
acceptance
get
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2. |
[ noun ] something acquired |
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"a recent acquisition by the museum"
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transferred_property
gift
purchase
accession
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3. |
[ noun ] (psychology,education) the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge |
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learning
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"the child's acquisition of language"
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basic_cognitive_process
study
education
conditioning
transfer
memorization
language_learning
imprinting
developmental_learning
extinction
internalization
digestion
learn
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4. |
[ noun ] an ability that has been acquired by training |
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skill
attainment
acquirement
accomplishment
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ability
salesmanship
marksmanship
horsemanship
soldiering
craft
seamanship
oarsmanship
swordsmanship
showmanship
literacy
airmanship
numeracy
learn
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Similar spelling: |
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accusation
acquisitive
acoustician
accustom
accustomed
accusatory
acoustic
accusatorial
acoustics
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