acquisition
/ækwʌzˈɪʃʌn/
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Definitions
Noun
the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something; "the acquisition of wealth"; "the acquisition of one company by another"
Noun
something acquired; "a recent acquisition by the museum"
Noun
the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge; "the child''s acquisition of language"
Noun
an ability that has been acquired by training
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acceptance
accession
addition
annexation
assumption
buyout
carry-over
committal to memory
conditioning
craft
craftsmanship
developmental learning
digestion
education
gift
heritage
horsemanship
imprinting
incorporation
incurring
inheritance
internalisation
internalization
language learning
laying claim
literacy
marksmanship
mastership
memorisation
memorization
mixology
moneymaking
numeracy
oarsmanship
pork-barreling
procural
procurance
procurement
purchase
regaining
restitution
restoration
return
salesmanship
seamanship
showmanship
soldiering
soldiership
study
succession
swordsmanship
taking over
transfer
transfer of training
work
workmanship