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English noun: acquisition | |||
| 1. | acquisition (act) the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something | ||
| Samples | The acquisition of wealth. The acquisition of one company by another. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | acquiring, getting | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | acceptance, annexation, assumption, buyout, heritage, incurring, inheritance, laying claim, moneymaking, pork-barreling, procural, procurance, procurement, purchase, regaining, restitution, restoration, return, succession, taking over | ||
| 2. | acquisition (possession) something acquired | ||
| Samples | A recent acquisition by the museum. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | transferred possession, transferred property | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | accession, addition, gift, purchase | ||
| 3. | acquisition (cognition) the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge | ||
| Samples | The child's acquisition of language. | ||
| Synonyms | learning | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | basic cognitive process | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | carry-over, committal to memory, conditioning, developmental learning, digestion, education, imprinting, incorporation, internalisation, internalization, language learning, memorisation, memorization, study, transfer, transfer of training, work | ||
| 4. | acquisition (cognition) an ability that has been acquired by training | ||
| Synonyms | accomplishment, acquirement, attainment, skill | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | ability, power | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | craft, craftsmanship, horsemanship, literacy, marksmanship, mastership, mixology, numeracy, oarsmanship, salesmanship, seamanship, showmanship, soldiering, soldiership, swordsmanship, workmanship | ||
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