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acquisition > 4 senses
NOUN1acquisitionThe act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
2acquisitionSomething acquired
3acquisition, learningThe cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge
4acquisition, skill, accomplishment, acquirement, attainmentAn ability that has been acquired by training
acquisition > pronunciation
Soundsae.kwahzih'shahn
RhymesAachen, Aaron, abandon, and 2504 more rhymes in ahn at the HyperDic website...
acquisition > noun 1, act
MeaningThe act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something.
Examples"the acquisition of wealth"; "the acquisition of one company by another"
Narrowerincurring; moneymaking; annexation; pork-barreling; purchase; acceptance; succession, taking over; assumption, laying claim; inheritance, heritage; procurement, procurance, procural; restitution, return, restoration, regaining; buyout
Broaderacquiring, getting
Verbsacquire
acquisition > noun 2, possession
MeaningSomething acquired.
Examples"a recent acquisition by the museum"
Narroweraccession, addition; purchase; gift
Broadertransferred property, transferred possession
acquisition > noun 3, cognition
MeaningThe cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge.
Examples"the child's acquisition of language"
Synonymslearning
Narrowerconditioning; developmental learning; digestion; education; internalization, internalisation, incorporation; imprinting; language learning; memorization, memorisation, committal to memory; study, work; transfer, transfer of training, carry-over
Broaderbasic cognitive process
Verbsacquire; acquire
acquisition > noun 4, cognition
MeaningAn ability that has been acquired by training.
Synonymsskill, accomplishment, acquirement, attainment
Narrowercraft, craftsmanship, workmanship; horsemanship; marksmanship; literacy; numeracy; oarsmanship; salesmanship; seamanship; showmanship; soldiering, soldiership; swordsmanship
Broaderability, power
Verbsacquire

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