acquisition
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(noun) the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something; "the acquisition of wealth"; "the acquisition of one company by another" |
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Related Words: acceptance, acquiring, assumption, buyout, getting, heritage, incurring, inheritance, laying claim, moneymaking, pork-barreling, procural, procurance, procurement, purchase, regaining, repossession, restitution, restoration, return, succession, taking over |
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(noun) something acquired; "a recent acquisition by the museum" |
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Related Words: accession, addition, gift, purchase, transferred possession, transferred property |
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(noun) the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge; "the child's acquisition of language" |
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Synonyms: learning |
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Related Words: basic cognitive process, carry-over, conditioning, developmental learning, education, experimental extinction, extinction, generalization, imprinting, incorporation, internalization, language learning, memorization, study, transfer, transfer of training, work |
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(noun) an ability that has been acquired by training |
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Synonyms: accomplishment, acquirement, attainment, skill |
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Related Words: ability, airmanship, craft, craftsmanship, horsemanship, literacy, marksmanship, numeracy, oarsmanship, power, salesmanship, seamanship, showmanship, soldiering, soldiership, swordsmanship, workmanship |
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