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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ac•qui•si•tion /ˌækwɪˈzɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. - [uncountable] the act of acquiring.
- something acquired:[countable]His latest acquisition was a new car.
See -quis-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ac•qui•si•tion (ak′wə zish′ən),USA pronunciation n. - the act of acquiring or gaining possession:the acquisition of real eatate.
- something acquired; addition:a recent acquisition to the museum.
- Linguisticsthe act or process of achieving mastery of a language or a linguistic rule or element:child language acquisition; second language acquisition.
- Latin acquīsītiōn- (stem of acquīsītiō), equivalent. to acquīsīt(us), past participle of acquīrere to acquire + -iōn- -ion
- Middle English adquisicioun, a(c)quisicion 1375–1425
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: acquisition /ˌækwɪˈzɪʃən/ n - the act of acquiring or gaining possession
- something acquired
- a person or thing of special merit added to a group
Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin acquīsītiōn-, from acquīrere to acquire |