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adoption
noun(a-dop-tion)
the appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source
Synonyms: borrowing,
adoption
noun(a-dop-tion)
the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception
Synonyms: acceptance, acceptation, espousal,
Examples:
Its adoption by society.
adoption
noun(a-dop-tion)
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)

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