acquainting

  • 1acquainting — index informatory Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 2Acquainting — Acquaint Ac*quaint , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Acquainted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Acquainting}.] [OE. aqueinten, acointen, OF. acointier, LL. adcognitare, fr. L. ad + cognitus, p. p. of cognoscere to know; con + noscere to know. See {Quaint}, {Know}.] 1.… …

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  • 3acquainting — ac·quaint || É™ kweɪnt v. make familiar; present someone, introduce someone; make known …

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  • 4Information — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Information >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 information information enlightenment acquaintance knowledge &c. 490 Sgm: N 1 publicity publicity &c. 531 GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 communication communication …

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  • 5Acquaint — Ac*quaint , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Acquainted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Acquainting}.] [OE. aqueinten, acointen, OF. acointier, LL. adcognitare, fr. L. ad + cognitus, p. p. of cognoscere to know; con + noscere to know. See {Quaint}, {Know}.] 1. To furnish …

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  • 6Acquainted — Acquaint Ac*quaint , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Acquainted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Acquainting}.] [OE. aqueinten, acointen, OF. acointier, LL. adcognitare, fr. L. ad + cognitus, p. p. of cognoscere to know; con + noscere to know. See {Quaint}, {Know}.] 1.… …

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  • 7After the fair — Fair Fair, n. [OE. feire, OF. feire, F. foire, fr. L. fariae, pl., days of rest, holidays, festivals, akin to festus festal. See {Feast}.] 1. A gathering of buyers and sellers, assembled at a particular place with their merchandise at a stated or …

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  • 8Fair — Fair, n. [OE. feire, OF. feire, F. foire, fr. L. fariae, pl., days of rest, holidays, festivals, akin to festus festal. See {Feast}.] 1. A gathering of buyers and sellers, assembled at a particular place with their merchandise at a stated or… …

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  • 9Jackaroo — Jack a*roo , n. Also Jackeroo Jack e*roo [Jack + kangaroo.] A young man living as an apprentice on a sheep station, or otherwise engaged in acquainting himself with colonial life. [Colloq., Australia] [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …

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  • 10Jackeroo — Jackaroo Jack a*roo , n. Also Jackeroo Jack e*roo [Jack + kangaroo.] A young man living as an apprentice on a sheep station, or otherwise engaged in acquainting himself with colonial life. [Colloq., Australia] [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …

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