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Webster 1913 Edition

Acquisition

Acˊqui-si′tion

,
Noun.
[L.
acquisitio
, fr.
acquirere
: cf. F.
acquisition
. See
Acquire
.]
1.
The act or process of acquiring.
The
acquisition
or loss of a province.
Macaulay.
3.
The thing acquired or gained; an acquirement; a gain;
as, learning is an
acquisition
.
Syn. – See
Acquirement
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Acquisition

ACQUISI'TION

,
Noun.
[L. acquisitio, from acquisitus, acquaesivi, which are given as the part. and pret. of acquiro; but quaesivi is probably from a different root.]
1.
The act of acquiring; as, a man takes pleasure inthe acquisition of property, as well as in the prosession.
2.
The thing acquired, or gained; as, learning is an acquisition. It is used for intellectual attainments, as well as for external things, property, or dominion; and in a good sense, denoting something estimable.

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