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US
/əˈkwaɪɝd/
]
[ UK /ɐkwˈaɪəd/ ]
[ UK /ɐkwˈaɪəd/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
gotten through environmental forces
acquired characteristics (such as a suntan or a broken nose) cannot be passed on
How To Use acquired In A Sentence
- Once Roma were level, that incident acquired ominous overtones retrospectively.
- Acquired forms of growth hormone deficiency include tumors of the pituitary, hypothalamus and optic nerve.
- The mancipable (conveyable or movable) possessions of a woman who is under tutelage of [her] agnates [18] shall not be acquired rightfully by usucapion (long usage or long possession), save if these The Twelve Tables
- Already well dispersed, they probably acquired iron technology around 500 C.E. On their route eastward, the Bantu speakers skirted the northern forest edge toward the interlacustrine region of East Africa. D. Africa, 500-1500
- Portuguese later acquired the property and turned it into the European-style Leal Senado Building for municipal chamber and the front square for Portuguese settlers to hold festive celebrations.
- While she mainly stocks silk fabric with organza, most of the designs can also be acquired in a different and cheaper fabric.
- A great part to the information I have was acquired by looking up something and finding something else on the way.
- Through observational learning you have acquired a great number of behaviors that you could potentially produce but never do.
- That complete dependence on each other, which insures habits of confidence and forbearance, is more easily acquired while the first dream of love lasts; and tastes and tempers amalgamate better in the end when there are no witnesses to observe that they do not quite fit at first. The Semi-Attached Couple
- We analyzed more than 3000 infrared thermograms acquired from 1256 admitted patients and developed a thermo-visual diagnostic method for estimating the severity of intracranial hypertension.