Webster's English Dictionary

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acquirement

ac.quire.ment \-m*nt\ n 1: the act of acquiring  2: an attainment of mind 
   or body usu. resulting from continued endeavor HMENT mean a power or skill 
   won through exertion or effort. ACQUIREMENT suggests the fruit of constant 
   endeavor to cultivate oneself; ACQUISITION stresses eagerness of effort and 
   an inherent value in what is gained; ATTAINMENT suggests a distinguished 
   achievement; ACCOMPLISHMENT implies a socially useful skill SYN syn 
   ACQUIREMENT, ACQUISITION, ATTAINMENT, ACCOMPLIS