What does acquirement mean?
Definitions for acquirement
əˈkwaɪər məntac·quire·ment
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Princeton's WordNet
skill, accomplishment, acquirement, acquisition, attainmentnoun
an ability that has been acquired by training
Wiktionary
acquirementnoun
The act of acquiring, or that which is acquired; attainment.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
An Acquirementnoun
That which is acquired; gain; attainment. The word may be properly used in opposition to the gifts of nature.
Etymology: from acquire.
These his acquirements, by industry, were exceedingly both enriched and enlarged by many excellent endowments of nature. John Hayward, on Edward VI.
By a content and acquiescence in every species of truth, we embrace the shadow thereof: or so much as may palliate its just and substantial acquirements. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours, b. i.
It is very difficult to lay down rules for the acquirement of such a taste as that I am here speaking of. The faculty must, in some degree, be born with us. Joseph Addison, Spectator, №. 409.
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acquirement
Acquirement refers to the act of acquiring or gaining possession, usually through one's own skill, effort, or actions. It can also refer to knowledge or skills obtained, as well as something that has been purchased or secured.
Webster Dictionary
Acquirementnoun
the act of acquiring, or that which is acquired; attainment
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of acquirement in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of acquirement in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
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