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Knowledge of a person acquired by a relationship less intimate than friendship.
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A relationship based on such knowledge: struck up an acquaintance with our new neighbor.
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A person whom one knows.
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Knowledge or information about something or someone: has a passing acquaintance with Chinese history.
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American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.