· the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something; "the acquisition of wealth"; "the acquisition of one company by another"
Hypernym(s): acquiring, getting
· something acquired; "a recent acquisition by the museum"
Hypernym(s): transferred_property, transferred_possession
· the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge; "the child's acquisition of language"
Synonym(s): learning
Hypernym(s): basic_cognitive_process
· an ability that has been acquired by training
Synonym(s): skill, accomplishment, acquirement, attainment