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acquaintance Definition


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acquaintance
noun
    1. Slight knowledge of something or someone.
      Thesaurus: knowledge, conversance, awareness, familiarity.
    2. Someone whom one knows slightly.
      Thesaurus: colleague, friend, neighbour.
Derivative: acquaintanceship
noun
    Idiom: make someone's acquaintance
      To get to know them.


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