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adoption
ʌ'dɑpʃʌn
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Definitions of adoption
  1. noun
    the appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source

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    borrowing
    type of:
    appropriation
  2. noun
    the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception
    "its adoption by society"

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    acceptance acceptation espousal
  3. noun
    a legal proceeding that creates a parent-child relation between persons not related by blood; the adopted child is entitled to all privileges belonging to a natural child of the adoptive parents (including the right to inherit)
Examples of adoption
  • "its adoption by society"
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