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ac•qui•si•tion

Pronunciation: (ak"wu-zish'un), [key]
—n.
1. the act of acquiring or gaining possession: the acquisition of real eatate.
2. something acquired; addition: a recent acquisition to the museum.
3. Ling.the act or process of achieving mastery of a language or a linguistic rule or element: child language acquisition; second language acquisition.

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