<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>the act of acquiring or gaining possession: the acquisition of real estate.</li><li>something acquired; addition: public excitement about the museum's recent acquisitions.</li><li>the purchase of one business enterprise by another: the acquisition of a rival corporation; mergers and acquisitions.</li><li>Linguistics: the act or process of achieving mastery of a language or a linguistic rule or element: child language acquisition; second language acquisition.</li></ul><p><strong>End of Response</strong></p>