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pre-acquisition

ac·qui·si·tion
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ak-wuh-zish-uh n]
    • /ˌæk wəˈzɪʃ ən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ak-wuh-zish-uh n]
    • /ˌæk wəˈzɪʃ ən/

Definitions of pre-acquisition word

  • noun pre-acquisition the act of acquiring or gaining possession: the acquisition of real estate. 1
  • noun pre-acquisition something acquired; addition: public excitement about the museum's recent acquisitions. 1
  • noun pre-acquisition the purchase of one business enterprise by another: the acquisition of a rival corporation; mergers and acquisitions. 1
  • noun pre-acquisition Linguistics. the act or process of achieving mastery of a language or a linguistic rule or element: child language acquisition; second language acquisition. 1
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Origin of pre-acquisition

First appearance:

before 1375
One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425; Middle English adquisicioun, a(c)quisicion < Latin acquīsītiōn- (stem of acquīsītiō), equivalent to acquīsīt(us), past participle of acquīrere to acquire + -iōn- -ion

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Parts of speech for Pre-acquisition

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Pre-acquisition

pre-acquisition popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% 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".

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