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acquired
acquired acquired character in biology, a modification or change in an organ or tissue that is due to use, disuse, or environmental effects during an organism's lifetime.
an acquired taste originally (in the mid 19th century) a taste, as for a food or drink, which is gained by experience; more widely, a person or thing that one comes to like over time, despite initial feelings of dislike (often used ironically). |
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "acquired." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "acquired." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-acquired.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "acquired." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-acquired.html |
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acquired (ă-kwyrd) adj. describing a condition or disorder contracted after birth and not attributable to hereditary causes. Compare congenital.
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