"acquaintanceship" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: acquaintanceships [plural]
Etymology: From acquaintance + -ship. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|acquaintance|ship}} acquaintance + -ship Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} acquaintanceship (usually uncountable, plural acquaintanceships)
  1. (uncountable) The state of being acquainted. Tags: uncountable, usually Synonyms: acquaintance
    Sense id: en-acquaintanceship-en-noun-bk-MCkfB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ship Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 66 34 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ship: 76 24
  2. (countable) A relationship as acquaintances. Tags: countable, usually
    Sense id: en-acquaintanceship-en-noun-ERUW6mKy
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: acquaint, acquaintance, acquainted, unacquainted

Inflected forms

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