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n
Origin:
1375–1425; Middle English adquisicioun, a(c)quisicion < Latin acquīsītiōn- (stem of acquīsītiō), equivalent to acquīsīt(us), past participle of acquīrere to acquire + -iōn- -ion
1375–1425; Middle English adquisicioun, a(c)quisicion < Latin acquīsītiōn- (stem of acquīsītiō), equivalent to acquīsīt(us), past participle of acquīrere to acquire + -iōn- -ion
Related forms
ac·qui·si·tion·al, adjective
pre·ac·qui·si·tion, noun
pro·ac·qui·si·tion, adjective
re·ac·qui·si·tion, noun
EXPANDsu·per·ac·qui·si·tion, noun
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Acquisition
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So is ambiguous. Does it mean:
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Example Sentences
- Of course, showing that a copycat theory of language acquisition can't explain these strange patterns in child speech is easy.
- Lastly, that expansion space is now largely ensured by the Smithsonian's acquisition of a building currently under construction.
- For in the use of riches there are still greater dangers than in the acquisition.
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Word Origin & History
acquisition
late 14c., "act of obtaining," from L. acquisitionem, from stem of acquirere "get in addition," from ad- "extra" + quærere "to seek to obtain" (see query). Meaning "thing obtained" is from late 15c. The vowel change of -ae- to -i- in Latin is due to a L. phonetic rule
EXPANDinvolving unaccented syllables in compounds.
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
acquisition ac·qui·si·tion (āk'wĭ-zĭsh'ən)
n.
The empirical demonstration in psychology of an increase in the strength of the conditioned response in successive trials in which the conditioned and unconditioned stimuli are paired.
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