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unacquainted

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ac⋅quaint⋅ed

  [uh-kweyn-tid]
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–adjective
1. having personal knowledge as a result of study, experience, etc.; informed (usually fol. by with): to be acquainted with law.
2. brought into social contact; made familiar: people acquainted through mutual friends.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME; see acquaint, -ed 2

Related forms:
ac⋅quaint⋅ed⋅ness, noun
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un·ac·quaint·ed   (ŭn'ə-kwān'tĭd)   
adj.  

  1. Not familiar or acquainted with another.

  2. Not informed or knowledgeable: unacquainted with the legal issues at hand.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

unacquainted 
1529, from un- (1) "not" + pp. of acquaint.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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