Definition of acquaintance noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. [countable] a person that you know but who is not a close friend. Claire has a wide circle of friends and acquaintances. He's just a business acquaintance. I bumped into an old acquaintance on the train. More @Wikipedia
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