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adoption

/ adoption /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception
"its adoption by society"
"the proposal found wide acceptance"
Type of:
blessing approval approving
Kinds of:
embrace bosom
Derived:
adopt follow espouse accept take
noun Sense 2
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)
Type of:
proceeding legal proceeding proceedings
Derived:
adopt take in
Domain:
law jurisprudence
noun Sense 3
the appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source
"the borrowing of ancient motifs was very apparent"
Type of:
appropriation
Kinds of:
naturalization naturalisation misappropriation crossover
Derived:
adopt borrow take over take up espouse
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
25
Times Searched
2
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blessing approval approving embrace bosom proceeding legal proceeding proceedings appropriation naturalization naturalisation misappropriation