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What does acquaintance mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word acquaintance? Here's what it means.

Noun
  1. (uncountable) A state of being acquainted, or of having intimate, or more than slight or superficial, knowledge; personal knowledge gained by intercourse short of that of friendship or intimacy
  2. (countable) A person or persons with whom one is acquainted.
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Long acquaintance with her own profession makes her impatient with fantasists and phonies.
A very quiet individual, his gentlemanly manner endeared him to all who made his acquaintance.
After graduating from Paris, Burman returned to India to renew his acquaintance with the tradition of the art and the culture of his native land.
One fellow London-dweller of my acquaintance said recently she was finally decamping from the city.
Our first acquaintance with power is, presumably, our experience of the power of personal agency.
Sentimental souls are invited to renew their acquaintance with the Warrumbungle National Park during its 50 year celebrations next month.

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