Defenition of the word acquisition
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Defenition of the word acquisition
- The capacity to do something well. They are usually acquired or learned, as opposed to abilities, which are often thought of as innate.
- To get the possession of a right or an asset, like a property or a company.
- the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something; "the acquisition of wealth"; "the acquisition of one company by another"
- something acquired; "a recent acquisition by the museum"
- the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge; "the child's acquisition of language"
- an ability that has been acquired by training
- the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge; "the child''s acquisition of language"
- the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
- the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge
- something acquired
Synonyms for the word acquisition
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- accomplishment
- acquirement
- attainment
- learning
- purchase
- skill
Hyponyms for the word acquisition
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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
Hypernyms for the word acquisition
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- ability
- acquiring
- basic cognitive process
- getting
- power
- transferred possession
- transferred property
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