noun
- The act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something.
- usage: "the acquisition of wealth"; "the acquisition of one company by another"
- Something acquired.
- usage: "a recent acquisition by the museum"
- The cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge.
- usage: "the child's acquisition of language"
- synonyms: learning
- An ability that has been acquired by training.
- synonyms: skill, accomplishment, acquirement, attainment
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