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   acquaintance

   /əˈkweɪnt(ə)ns/

   noun

   • 1. knowledge or experience of something: "the pupils had little acquaintance with the language" Similar familiarityconversanceconversancycontactacquaintanceshipknowledge ofexperience ofawareness ofunderstanding ofcomprehension ofcognizance ofgrasp ofproficiency inskill inexpertise ininsight intoinformal:know-how
   • ▪ slight knowledge of or friendship with someone: "I renewed my acquaintance with Herbert" Similar associationrelationshipcontactsocial contactfellowshipcompanionship
   • 2. a person one knows slightly, but who is not a close friend: "a wide circle of friends and acquaintances" Similar contactassociateconnectionallycolleagueconfrère
   • ▪ acquaintances considered collectively: "his extensive acquaintance included Oscar Wilde and Yeats"

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘mutual knowledge, being acquainted’): from Old French acointance, from acointier ‘make known’ (see acquaint).

   Derivatives

   • 1. acquaintanceship noun

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › acquaintanceACQUAINTANCE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   ACQUAINTANCE definition: 1. a person that you have met but do not know well: 2. used in some expressions about knowing or…. Learn more.

3. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › acquaintanceAcquaintance - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

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   An acquaintance is someone you know a little about, but they’re not your best friend or anything. Acquaintance is also having knowledge about something specific, like horror films or the farming techniques of Chinese peasants.

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › acquaintanceACQUAINTANCE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   An acquaintance is someone recognized by sight or someone known, though not intimately: a casual acquaintance. An associate is a person who is often in one's company, usually because of some work, enterprise, or pursuit in common: a business associate.

5. www.thefreedictionary.com › acquaintanceAcquaintance - definition of acquaintance by The Free Dictionary

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   1. a. Knowledge of a person acquired by a relationship less intimate than friendship. b. A relationship based on such knowledge: struck up an acquaintance with our new neighbor. 2. A person whom one knows. 3. Knowledge or information about something or someone: has a passing acquaintance with Chinese history. Idiom: make (someone's) acquaintance.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionacquaintance noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and ...

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   acquaintance. noun. /əˈkweɪntəns/ Idioms. [countable] a person that you know but who is not a close friend. Claire has a wide circle of friends and acquaintances. He's just a business acquaintance. I bumped into an old acquaintance on the train. Wordfinder. Extra Examples. Topics Family and relationships b2. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › acquaintanceDefinition of 'acquaintance' - Collins Online Dictionary

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   An acquaintance is someone recognized by sight or someone known, though not intimately: a casual acquaintance. An associate is a person who is often in one’s company, usually because of some work, enterprise, or pursuit in common: a business associate.

8. www.yourdictionary.com › acquaintanceAcquaintance Definition & Meaning - YourDictionary

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   noun. acquaintances. Knowledge of a person acquired by a relationship less intimate than friendship. American Heritage. Knowledge (of something) gotten from personal experience or study of it. An intimate acquaintance with the plays of Jonson. Webster's New World. A relationship based on such knowledge.