transcription, транскрипция: [ ə-ˈkwān-t ə n(t)s ]
noun
Date: 14th century
1.
a. : the state of being acquainted
b. : personal knowledge : familiarity
2.
a. : the persons with whom one is acquainted
should auld acquaintance be forgot — Robert Burns
b. : a person whom one knows but who is not a particularly close friend
a casual acquaintance
• ac·quain·tance·ship -ˌship noun