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单词 acquiry
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acquiryn.

Brit. /əˈkwʌɪ(ə)ri/, U.S. /əˈkwaɪri/
Forms: see acquire v. and -y suffix3.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: acquire v., -y suffix3.
Etymology: < acquire v. + -y suffix3, probably after inquiry n. In later use apparently independently re-formed. Compare earlier acquiring n., acquisition n.
Now somewhat rare.
The action or process of acquiring something; acquisition.
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the mind > possession > acquisition > [noun]
purchasec1325
gettingc1384
acquisitionc1400
accroaching?a1439
acquesta1456
encheving1470
obtaining1470
acquiring1531
procuring1532
obtainment1536
acquiry1549
conquest1556
acquist1613
assecution1615
obtention1624
acquirement1641
obtainal1803
obtainance1846
1549 T. Chaloner tr. Erasmus Praise of Folie sig. Iiijv How muche lesse costeth the acquirey of this felicitee.
1644 P. Hunton Vindic. Treat. Monarchy v. 35 This Title got the favour of a great party, and was a maine Meane facilitating his acquirie [of England].
a1677 I. Barrow Of Contentm. (1685) 43 No art indeed requireth more hard study and pain toward the acquiry of it.
1864 River Plate Mag. 1 Jan. 40 A task equal in difficulty to the acquiry of five or six modern languages.
1898 Calcutta Rev. Oct. 343 If science is truth acquired in the past, it is equally the acquiry of truth in the future.
1918 Ann. Bot. 32 257 U. grandiflora may possibly be a cell-giant of U. perfoliata which has since undergone two or three mutations, such as..acquiry of pubescence instead of glaucousness.
1995 E. Brantlinger Sterilization of People with Mental Disabilities i. iv. 58 Prenatal acquiry of HIV is a major infectious cause of intellectual impairment.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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