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acquaintance
acquaintance definition
ac·quaint·ance (ə kwānt′'ns)
noun
- knowledge (of something) gotten from personal experience or study of it an intimate acquaintance with the plays of Jonson
- the state or relation of being acquainted (with someone)
- a person or persons whom one knows, but not intimately
Related Forms:
- acquaintanceship ac·quaint′·ance·ship′ noun
acquaintance Idioms
make someone's acquaintance
to become an acquaintance of someone
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