See acquisition on Wiktionary
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{ "forms": [ { "form": "acquisition", "tags": [ "singular" ] }, { "form": "acquisitions", "tags": [ "plural" ] } ], "head_templates": [ { "expansion": "[POS TABLE]", "name": "noun" } ], "lang": "English", "lang_code": "en", "pos": "noun", "senses": [ { "categories": [ "Countable nouns", "Uncountable nouns" ], "examples": [ { "text": "The judge ruled that the acquisition of XYZ company by Acme Inc. was illegal." }, { "text": "Studies of language acquisition show that it's easier for children to learn language than for adults." }, { "text": "A recent acquisition in my life that I can live without are clothes because sometimes I buy them just because they are beautiful." } ], "glosses": [ "Acquisition is the act of getting something, often by buying it." ], "raw_tags": [ "countable & uncountable" ] }, { "categories": [ "Countable nouns" ], "examples": [ { "text": "The zoo's last acquisition was three elephants." } ], "glosses": [ "An acquisition is something that you got." ], "raw_tags": [ "countable" ] } ], "sounds": [ { "ipa": "/æ.kwɪ.ˈzɪ.ʃən/" } ], "word": "acquisition" }
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