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acquaintanceship|əˈkweɪntənsʃɪp|
[f. prec. + -ship. A modern formation due to the application of the simple acquaintance to a person; cf. friend-ship.]
The standing or relation of an acquaintance or of mutual acquaintances; the state or position of having acquaintance or personal knowledge; = acquaintance 2.
1803Southey in Robberds Mem. W. Taylor I. 440 A man with whom I have scarcely had any intercourse, not even of common acquaintanceship. 1881Masson Carlyle in Macm. Mag. XLV. 71 His acquaintanceships among his fellow-students do not appear to have been numerous. |