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How to pronounce “acquaintance”
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Pronunciation guide for acquaintance
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of acquaintance with real speech in context.
- Available examples
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- Real speech example
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- Definition summary
- (uncountable) A state of being acquainted with a person; originally indicating friendship, intimacy, but now suggesting a slight knowledge less deep than that of friendship; acquaintanceship. [from 12th c.]
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How to pronounce acquaintance
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than for an acquaintance, because your brain needs
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “acquaintance”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- (uncountable) A state of being acquainted with a person; originally indicating friendship, intimacy, but now suggesting a slight knowledge less deep than that of friendship; acquaintanceship. [from 12th c.]
- (countable) A person or persons with whom one is acquainted. [from 14th c.]
- (uncountable) Such people collectively; one's circle of acquaintances (with plural concord). [from 15th c.]
- Personal knowledge (with a specific subject etc.). [from 16th c.]
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