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acquaintanced

adj

Etymology

From acquaintance + -ed.

  1. derived from acointier
  2. derived from acointance
  3. derived from aquaintaunce
  4. inherited from aqueyntaunce
  5. suffixed as acquaintanced — “acquaintance + ed”

Definitions

  1. Synonym of acquainted.

    • “I should be unwilling to have her know we were ever acquaintanced with Mr. Fitzgerald,” responded Mrs. King.
    • He had read all the books within his reach, and at the age of thirteen had made himself acquaintanced with most of the principal English writers, especially the poets; […]
    • His knowledge of its principles and developments was considerable, and probably few men were better acquaintanced with the great European churches, either through having visited them or through books and photographs.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA