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reacquaintance

reacquaintance noun: acquaintance again or anew.

Noun

reacquaintance (usually uncountable, plural reacquaintances)

  1. (usually) Acquaintance again or anew.
    • In the last few weeks, after price cuts and the public’s reacquaintance with the Oak Room and other long-closed public spaces at the Plaza, activity has picked up, brokers say, and a handful of deals have been done.2009 June 21, Josh Barbanel, “The Plaza Stirs”, in New York Times

Forms of reacquaintance

pluralreacquaintances

Origin of reacquaintance

From re- + acquaintance.

Questions about reacquaintance

What does reacquaintance mean?
Reacquaintance means acquaintance again or anew.
What part of speech is reacquaintance?
Reacquaintance is a noun.
What is the plural of reacquaintance?
The plural of reacquaintance is reacquaintances.

Words near reacquaintance in the dictionary

  1. reacknowledges
  2. reacknowledging
  3. reacknowledgment
  4. reacknowledgments
  5. reacquaint
  6. reacquaintance
  7. reacquaintances
  8. reacquainted
  9. reacquainting
  10. reacquaints
  11. reacquire

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