All 3 Uses
acquisition
in
The Host
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- Therewas a recent acquisition—here on Earth, they were calling the new hosts Dolphins for lack of a better comparison, though they resembled dragonflies more than marine mammals.†
Chpt 8acquisition = obtaining; or possession
- We waited, Melanie tensed as if to run, while he lifted our acquisitions into the car.†
Chpt 10 *acquisitions = things possessed
- The humans always spoke with sadness when they asked about our newest acquisition.†
Chpt 26acquisition = obtaining; or possession
Definitions:
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(1)
(acquisition) obtaining possession of something; or the thing possessed
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)