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adoption [noun]
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  • adoption :the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception
    • its adoption by society
    • the proposal found wide acceptance

  • adoption :the appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source
    • the borrowing of ancient motifs was very apparent

  • adoption :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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