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preacquisition

ac·qui·si·tion
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ak-wuh-zish-uh n]
    • /ˌæk wəˈzɪʃ ən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ak-wuh-zish-uh n]
    • /ˌæk wəˈzɪʃ ən/

Definitions of preacquisition word

  • noun preacquisition the act of acquiring or gaining possession: the acquisition of real estate. 1
  • noun preacquisition something acquired; addition: public excitement about the museum's recent acquisitions. 1
  • noun preacquisition the purchase of one business enterprise by another: the acquisition of a rival corporation; mergers and acquisitions. 1
  • noun preacquisition Linguistics. the act or process of achieving mastery of a language or a linguistic rule or element: child language acquisition; second language acquisition. 1
  • adjective preacquisition occurring prior to acquisition; esp prior to the acquisition of one firm by another 0
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Origin of preacquisition

First appearance:

before 1375
One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425; Middle English adquisicioun, a(c)quisicion < Latin acquīsītiōn- (stem of acquīsītiō), equivalent to acquīsīt(us), past participle of acquīrere to acquire + -iōn- -ion

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Parts of speech for Preacquisition

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Preacquisition

preacquisition popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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