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Acquired - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'Acquired' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Acquired [ imp. & p. p.]
- of Acquire

Meaning of 'Acquired' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . acquired [ s]
Meaning (1):
- gotten through environmental forces
Example in sentence:
  • acquired characteristics (such as a suntan or a broken nose) cannot be passed on