acquired taste
- n a preference that is only acquired after considerable experience
acknowledgment
- n the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged
- n a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
the acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book - n a statement acknowledging something or someone
she must have seen him but she gave no sign of acknowledgment
the preface contained an acknowledgment of those who had helped her
aclant
- n a major strategic headquarters of NATO located in the United States; is under the authority of the North Atlantic Council
aclinic line
- n an imaginary line paralleling the equator where a magnetic needle has no dip
acme
- n the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty
the artist's gifts are at their acme - n the highest point (of something)
acne
- n an inflammatory disease involving the sebaceous glands of the skin; characterized by papules or pustules or comedones