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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
acquaintance
 
SYLLABICATION:ac·quain·tance
PRONUNCIATION:  -kwntns
NOUN:1a. Knowledge of a person acquired by a relationship less intimate than friendship. b. A relationship based on such knowledge: struck up an acquaintance with our new neighbor. 2. A person whom one knows. 3. Knowledge or information about something or someone: has a passing acquaintance with Chinese history.
OTHER FORMS:ac·quaintance·shipNOUN
 
 
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