Dictionary definition for: Acquisition
1. (n) the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something; "the acquisition of wealth" "the acquisition of one company by another"
2. (n) something acquired; "a recent acquisition by the museum"
3. (n) the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge; "the child''s acquisition of language"
4. (n) an ability that has been acquired by training
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