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acquaintance noun
/əˈkweɪn.tənt s/ n Definition
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[C] a person that you have met but do not know wella business acquaintance
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[U] formal used in some expressions about knowing or meeting peopleIt was at the Taylors' party that I first made his acquaintance (= first met him).
I wasn't sure about Darryl when I first met her, but on further acquaintance (= knowing her a little more) I rather like her.
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[U] formal knowledge of a subjectSadly, my acquaintance with Spanish literature is rather limited.
acquaintanceship noun
/əˈkweɪn.tənt .ʃɪp/ n [C or U] formal Ours was a strictly professional acquaintanceship (= relationship).
(Definition of acquaintance noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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