| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | ac·qui·si·tion |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   k w -zsh  n |
| NOUN: | 1. The act of acquiring. 2. Something acquired or gained: added two new acquisitions to my library. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English adquisicioun, attainment, from Latin acquisiti , acquisitin-, from acquisitus, past participle of acqu rere, to acquire. See acquire.
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