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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Acquisition \Ac`qui*si"tion\, n. [L. acquisitio, fr acquirere: cf F. acquisition. See {Acquire}.] 1. The act or process of acquiring. The acquisition or loss of a province. --Macaulay. 2. The thing acquired or gained; an acquirement; a gain; as learning is an acquisition. Syn: See {Acquirement}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: acquisition n 1: the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something "the acquisition of wealth"; "the acquisition of one company by another" 2: something acquired; "a recent acquisition by the museum" 3: the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge; "the child's acquisition of language" [syn: {learning}] 4: an ability that has been acquired by training [syn: {skill}, {accomplishment}, {acquirement}, {attainment}]
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