Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Unacquaintance.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Lack of acquaintance.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Lack of
acquaintance .
Etymologies
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in- + acquaintance
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Examples
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His inacquaintance with English poetry, however, did not embarrass him, when two years after bringing out his Sicilian authoress, he cleared up the mysteries of Shakespeares sonnets.
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With respect to the latter, it is a profound mistake, founded on inacquaintance with the manners and the spirit of manners prevalent amongst these imperfectly civilised nations.
The Uncollected Writings of Thomas de Quincey, Vol. 2 With a Preface and Annotations by James Hogg Thomas De Quincey 1822
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