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Acquisition

//ˌæk.wɪˈzɪʃ.ən// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The act or process of acquiring. countable, uncountable

    "The acquisition of sports equipment can be fun in itself."

  2. 2
    the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something wordnet
  3. 3
    The thing acquired or gained; a gain. countable, uncountable

    "That graphite tennis racquet is quite an acquisition."

  4. 4
    an ability that has been acquired by training wordnet
  5. 5
    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. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge wordnet
  2. 7
    something acquired wordnet

Etymology

From Middle English, borrowed from Old French acquisicion, from Latin acquisītiō, from acquirere; equivalent to acquire + -ition.

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