- 1. n. The act of acquiring, or that which is acquired; attainment. Source: opted
- 2. n. an ability that has been acquired by training Source: wordnet
- 3. The act of acquiring, or that which is acquired; attainment. "Rules for the acquirement of a taste." Addison. His acquirements by industry were . . . enriched and enlarged by many excellent endowments of nature. Hayward. Syn. -- Acquisition, Acquirement. Acquirement is used in opposition to a natural gift or talent; as, eloquence, and skill in music and painting, are acquirements; genius is the gift or endowment of nature. It denotes especially personal attainments, in opposition to material or external things gained, which are more usually called acquisitions; but this distinction is not always observed. Source: webster
- 4. The act of acquiring, or that which is acquired; attainment."Rules for the acquirement of a taste." Addison.His acquirements by industry were . . . enriched and enlarged by manyexcellent endowments of nature. Hayward. Source: adambom
- 5. n an ability that has been acquired by training Source: ecdict
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