acquisitions

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ac·qui·si·tion

   [ak-wuh-zish-uhn]
noun
1.
the act of acquiring or gaining possession: the acquisition of real estate.
2.
something acquired; addition: a recent acquisition to the museum.
3.
Linguistics. the act or process of achieving mastery of a language or a linguistic rule or element: child language acquisition; second language acquisition.
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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

Related forms
ac·qui·si·tion·al, adjective
ac·quis·i·tor  [uh-kwiz-i-ter] , noun
pre·ac·qui·si·tion, noun
pro·ac·qui·si·tion, adjective
re·ac·qui·si·tion, noun
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su·per·ac·qui·si·tion, noun
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Example Sentences
  • In turn, that could slow down the pace of acquisitions.
  • Direct your proposal and several chapters to acquisitions editors.
  • The colours in the image result from changes in the surface that occurred between acquisitions.
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