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    ac·quaint·ance
    /əˈkwān(t)ns/

    noun

    • 1. a person's knowledge or experience of something: "the students had little acquaintance with the language" Similar familiarityconversanceconversancycontact
    • 2. a person one knows slightly, but who is not a close friend: "a wide circle of friends and acquaintances" Similar contactassociateconnectionally

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  2. [ U ] formal. used in some expressions about knowing or meeting people: I have absolutely no acquaintance with the family. You have yet to have the pleasure of her acquaintance. A small girl of my acquaintance insists on eating cornflakes without milk, flake by flake.

  3. The meaning of ACQUAINTANCE is the state of being acquainted. How to use acquaintance in a sentence. What's the difference between friends and acquaintances?

  4. 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.

  5. the state of being acquainted or casually familiar with someone or something: As far as I know, no one of my acquaintance has traveled around the world. personal knowledge as a result of study, experience, etc.: a good acquaintance with French wines. Synonyms: awareness, familiarity.

  6. An acquaintance is a person whom one knows casually or has some knowledge of, but not a close friend. The web page provides various definitions, synonyms, idioms, and translations of the word acquaintance from different sources.

  7. 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. Nov 2, 2017 · Definition of acquaintance noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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