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Noun Acquisition has 4 senses

• acquisition(n = noun.act) Array - the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something; "the acquisition of wealth"; "the acquisition of one company by another"
is a kind of acquiring, getting
has particulars: incurring, moneymaking, annexation, pork-barreling, purchase, acceptance, succession, taking over, assumption, laying claim, heritage, inheritance, procural, procurance, procurement, regaining, restitution, restoration, return, buyout
Derived form verb acquire₁

• acquisition(n = noun.possession) Array - something acquired; "a recent acquisition by the museum"
is a kind of transferred possession, transferred property
has particulars: accession, addition, purchase, gift

• acquisition(n = noun.cognition) learning - the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge; "the child's acquisition of language"
is a kind of basic cognitive process
has particulars: conditioning, developmental learning, digestion, education, incorporation, internalisation, internalization, imprinting, language learning, committal to memory, memorisation, memorization, study, work, carry-over, transfer, transfer of training
Derived forms verb acquire₆, verb acquire₁

• acquisition(n = noun.cognition) accomplishment, acquirement, attainment, skill - an ability that has been acquired by training; Array
is a kind of ability, power
has particulars: craft, craftsmanship, workmanship, horsemanship, literacy, marksmanship, mastership, mixology, numeracy, oarsmanship, salesmanship, seamanship, showmanship, soldiering, soldiership, swordsmanship
Derived form verb acquire₆

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Acquisition

acceptance, accession, accomplishment, accomplishments, achievement, acquirement, acquiring, acquisition of knowledge, acquisitions, admission, admittance, assets, assumption, attainment, attainments, belongings, claiming, derivation, edification, education, enlightenment, finish, gain, getting, illumination, increment, instruction, learning, liberal education, means, object, obtaining, possession, possessions, procurement, property, purchase, receipt, receival, receiving, reception, sophistication, store of knowledge, taking, taking away, taking possession, theft

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Acquisition

Acquisition

N acquisition, gaining, obtainment, procuration, procurement, purchase, descent, inheritance, gift, recovery, retrieval, revendication, replevin, restitution, redemption, salvage, trover, find, trouvaille, foundling, gain, thrift, money-making, money grubbing, lucre, filthy lucre, pelf, loaves and fishes, the main chance, emolument, profit, earnings, winnings, innings, pickings, net profit, avails, income, proceeds, produce, product, outcome, output, return, fruit, crop, harvest, second crop, aftermath, benefit, sweepstakes, trick, prize, pool, pot, wealth, subreption, obreption, stealing, acquiring, acquired, profitable, advantageous, gainful, remunerative, paying, lucrative, lucri causa.

Receiving

N receiving, acquisition, reception, suscipiency, acceptance, admission, recipient, accipient, assignee, devisee, legatee, legatary, grantee, feoffee, donee, releasee, relessee, lessee, receiver, sportulary, stipendiary, beneficiary, pensioner, pensionary, almsman, income, receiving, recipient, suscipient, received, given, secondhand, not given, unbestowed &c (give), (bestow).

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