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acquirement |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Acquirement \Ac*quire"ment\ (-ment), n. The act of acquiring, or that which is acquired; attainment. ``Rules for the acquirement of a taste.'' --Addison. His acquirements by industry were . . . enriched and enlarged by many excellent endowments of nature. --Hayward. Syn: {Acquisition}, {Acquirement}. Usage: Acquirement is used in opposition to a natural gift or talent; as eloquence, and skill in music and painting, are acquirements; genius is the gift or endowment of nature. It denotes especially personal attainments, in opposition to material or external things gained, which are more usually called acquisitions; but this distinction is not always observed. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: acquirement n : an ability that has been acquired by training [syn: {skill}, {accomplishment}, {acquisition}, {attainment}]
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