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macroacquisition

macroacquisition noun: the acquisition of a second language by a speech community.

Noun

macroacquisition (uncountable)

  1. The acquisition of a second language by a speech community.

Origin of macroacquisition

From macro- + acquisition, coined by Janina Brutt-Griffler.

Questions about macroacquisition

What does macroacquisition mean?
Macroacquisition means the acquisition of a second language by a speech community.
What part of speech is macroacquisition?
Macroacquisition is a noun.

Words near macroacquisition in the dictionary

  1. macro-moths
  2. macro-organism
  3. macro-organisms
  4. macro-organizational
  5. macro-socio-political
  6. macroacquisition
  7. macroaction
  8. macroactions
  9. macroadenoma
  10. macroadenomas
  11. macroadenomata

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