Definitions for acquired
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1. acquired(adj)

   gotten through environmental forces

   "acquired characteristics (such as a suntan or a broken nose) cannot be passed on"

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1. acquired(Adjective)

   Developed postfetally; not congenital.

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1. Acquired

   of Acquire

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'acquired' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2677

How to pronounce acquired?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say acquired in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of acquired in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of acquired in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of acquired in a Sentence

1. Doug Horton:

   Love is a given, hatred is acquired.

2. Venezuelan Proverb:

   Blood is inherited and virtue is acquired.

3. Titus Maccius Plautus:

   Not by age but by capacity is wisdom acquired.

4. Albert Einstein:

   Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen.

5. Tim Wilson:

   If you look at what's being acquired, everyone is filling in product gaps.

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