"deacquisition" meaning in All languages combined

See deacquisition on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˌdiːækwɪˈzɪʃən/ [UK] Forms: deacquisitions [plural]
Etymology: From de- + acquisition. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|de|acquisition}} de- + acquisition Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} deacquisition (countable and uncountable, plural deacquisitions)
  1. Deselection, weeding, getting rid of things previously acquired; often, selling them off. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-deacquisition-en-noun-lOLcyPXv Categories (other): English links with manual fragments, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with de-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 68 32 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with de-: 59 41 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 82 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 88 12

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˌdiːækwɪˈzɪʃən/ [UK] Forms: deacquisitions [present, singular, third-person], deacquisitioning [participle, present], deacquisitioned [participle, past], deacquisitioned [past]
Etymology: From de- + acquisition. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|de|acquisition}} de- + acquisition Head templates: {{en-verb}} deacquisition (third-person singular simple present deacquisitions, present participle deacquisitioning, simple past and past participle deacquisitioned)
  1. Synonym of deaccession Synonyms: deaccession [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-deacquisition-en-verb-mkmysYl0 Categories (other): English links with manual fragments

Inflected forms

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