how to pronounce acquisition

/ˌækwəˈzɪʃən/

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acquisition is pronounced in four syllables

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An example use of acquisition in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… and so in in our acquisition community …”

meaning of acquisition

Acquisition means the act of acquiring something.

acquisition frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word acquisition occurs in english on average 7.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics acquisition can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that acquisition can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) education, science, and technology;