how to pronounce acquisition

/a.ki.zi.sjɔ̃/

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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 standard french:

“… en cause une énorme acquisition qui …”

meanings of acquisition

noun:

Purchase (the act or process of seeking and obtaining something).
Acquisition (fact of acquiring).
Acquisition (the thing obtained).

acquisition frequency in french - C1 level of CEFR

the word acquisition occurs in french on average 13 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.