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unacquirable

ac·quire
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [uh-kwahyuh r]
    • /əˈkwaɪər/
    • /ˌʌnəˈkwaɪərəbl /
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uh-kwahyuh r]
    • /əˈkwaɪər/

Definitions of unacquirable word

  • verb with object unacquirable to come into possession or ownership of; get as one's own: to acquire property. 1
  • verb with object unacquirable to gain for oneself through one's actions or efforts: to acquire learning. 1
  • verb with object unacquirable Linguistics. to achieve native or nativelike command of (a language or a linguistic rule or element). 1
  • verb with object unacquirable Military. to locate and track (a moving target) with a detector, as radar. 1
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Origin of unacquirable

First appearance:

before 1400
One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; < Latin acquīrere to add to one's possessions, acquire (ac- ac- + -quīrere, combining form of quaerere to search for, obtain); replacing late Middle English aquere < Middle French aquerre < Latin

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Parts of speech for Unacquirable

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

unacquirable popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% 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".

unacquirable usage trend in Literature

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