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ACQUIRED TASTE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does acquired taste mean? 

ACQUIRED TASTE (noun)
  The noun ACQUIRED TASTE has 1 sense:

1. a preference that is only acquired after considerable experienceplay

  Familiarity information: ACQUIRED TASTE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ACQUIRED TASTE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A preference that is only acquired after considerable experience

Classified under:

Nouns denoting feelings and emotions

Context example:

martinis are an acquired taste

Hypernyms ("acquired taste" is a kind of...):

penchant; predilection; preference; taste (a strong liking)


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