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- [rey ak-wuh-zish-uh n]
- /reɪ ˌæk wəˈzɪʃ ən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [rey ak-wuh-zish-uh n]
- /reɪ ˌæk wəˈzɪʃ ən/
Definitions of re-acquisition word
- noun re-acquisition the act of acquiring or gaining possession: the acquisition of real estate. 1
- noun re-acquisition something acquired; addition: public excitement about the museum's recent acquisitions. 1
- noun re-acquisition the purchase of one business enterprise by another: the acquisition of a rival corporation; mergers and acquisitions. 1
- noun re-acquisition Linguistics. the act or process of achieving mastery of a language or a linguistic rule or element: child language acquisition; second language acquisition. 1
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Origin of re-acquisition
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 Re-acquisition
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
re-acquisition 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.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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