About The Word Acquirement
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Acquirement
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What's The Definition Of Acquirement?
[n] an ability that has been acquired by training
Synonyms | Synonyms for Acquirement: accomplishment | acquisition | attainment | skill Related Terms | Find terms related to Acquirement: See Also | ability | craft | craftsmanship | horsemanship | literacy | marksmanship | numeracy | oarsmanship | power | salesmanship | seamanship | showmanship | soldiering | soldiership | swordsmanship | workmanship Acquirement In Webster's Dictionary \Ac*quire"ment\ (-ment), n.
The act of acquiring, or that which is acquired; attainment.
``Rules for the acquirement of a taste.'' --Addison.
His acquirements by industry were . . . enriched and
enlarged by many excellent endowments of nature.
--Hayward.
Syn: {Acquisition}, {Acquirement}.
Usage: Acquirement is used in opposition to a natural gift or
talent; as, eloquence, and skill in music and
painting, are acquirements; genius is the gift or
endowment of nature. It denotes especially personal
attainments, in opposition to material or external
things gained, which are more usually called
acquisitions; but this distinction is not always
observed.
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