reacquaintance

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noun

Acquaintance again or anew.

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Meanings

nounreacquaintance (usually uncountable, plural reacquaintances)

plural reacquaintances

  1. uncountableusuallyAcquaintance 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

Origin

From re- + acquaintance.

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APA

reacquaintance. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reacquaintance

MLA

“reacquaintance.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reacquaintance. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reacquaintance,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reacquaintance.

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