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acquisition

//ˌæk.wɪˈzɪʃ.ən//

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

formal

Note for acquisition

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Forms

Plural
acquisitions

Definitions

  1. 1.The act or process of acquiring.

    • The acquisition of sports equipment can be fun in itself.
  2. 2.The thing acquired or gained; a gain.

    • That graphite tennis racquet is quite an acquisition.
  3. 3.The process of sampling signals that measure real world physical conditions and converting these signals into digital numeric values that can be manipulated by a computer.

Frequency

Overall

Rare· #4142

By learning goal

Everyday conversation
Rare
General reading & writing
Rare
Academic
Rare
Literature
Rare

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Etymology

From Middle English, borrowed from Old French acquisicion

From Latin acquisītiō

From acquīrō, acquīrere; equivalent to acquire + -ition.

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