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reacquaintance

ac·quaint·ance
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uh-kweyn-tns]
    • /əˈkweɪn tns/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uh-kweyn-tns]
    • /əˈkweɪn tns/

Definitions of reacquaintance word

  • noun reacquaintance a person known to one, but usually not a close friend. 1
  • noun reacquaintance the state of being acquainted or casually familiar with someone or something: As far as I know, no one of my acquaintance has traveled around the world. 1
  • noun reacquaintance personal knowledge as a result of study, experience, etc.: a good acquaintance with French wines. 1
  • noun reacquaintance (used with a plural verb) the persons with whom one is acquainted. 1
  • noun reacquaintance renewed acquaintance of a person or thing 0
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Origin of reacquaintance

First appearance:

before 1250
One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English aqueinta(u)nce, acoyntaunce < Old French acointance. See acquaint, -ance

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Parts of speech for Reacquaintance

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

reacquaintance popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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