acquaintanceship

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ac⋅quaint⋅ance

[uh-kweyn-tns]

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–noun

1.	a person known to one, but usually not a close friend.

2.	the state of being acquainted.

3.	personal knowledge as a result of study, experience, etc.: a good acquaintance with French wines.

4.	(used with a plural verb) the persons with whom one is acquainted.

Also, ac⋅quaint⋅ance⋅ship (for defs. 2, 3).

Origin:
1250–1300; ME aqueinta(u)nce, acoyntaunce < OF acointance. See acquaint, -ance

Synonyms:
1. Acquaintance, associate, companion, friend refer to a person with whom one is in contact. An acquaintance is someone recognized by sight or someone known, though not intimately: a casual acquaintance. An associate is a person who is often in one's company, usually because of some work, enterprise, or pursuit in common: a business associate. A companion is a person who shares one's activities, fate, or condition: a traveling companion; companion in despair. A friend is a person with whom one is on intimate terms and for whom one feels a warm affection: a trusted friend. 3. familiarity, awareness.

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ac·quain·tance (ə-kwān'təns)

1. Knowledge of a person acquired by a relationship less intimate than friendship.
2. A relationship based on such knowledge: struck up an acquaintance with our new neighbor.
A person whom one knows.
Knowledge or information about something or someone: has a passing acquaintance with Chinese history.

ac·quain'tance·ship' n.

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