acquiry

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noun

acquirement

“ca.1670,No art requireth more hard study and pain toward the acquiry of it than contentment. Isaac Barrow, Sermons, III, 62.”

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Meanings

nounacquiry (plural acquiries)

plural acquiries

  1. obsoleteacquirement

    ca.1670,No art requireth more hard study and pain toward the acquiry of it than contentment. Isaac Barrow, Sermons, III, 62.

Origin

From acquire + -y.

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APA

acquiry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acquiry

MLA

“acquiry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acquiry. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “acquiry,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acquiry.

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