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   A·dop·tion

   /əˈdäpSH(ə)n/

   

   noun

   • 1. the action or fact of legally taking another's child and bringing it up as one's own, or the fact of being adopted: "she placed a child for adoption when she was a teenager" Similar assumptionassumingtaking onacquiringacquisitionaffectingaffectationespousaladvocacypromotionappropriationarrogationapprovalendorsementacceptanceratificationvalidationrubber-stampingauthorizationsanctioningsupportbackingselectionchoosingchoicevoting inelectionelectingnamingnominatingnominationdesignationdesignatingappointmentappointingOpposite abandonmentrejection
   • 2. the action or fact of choosing to take up, follow, or use something: "the widespread adoption of agricultural technology"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Latin adoptio(n-), from ad- ‘to’ + optio(n-) ‘choosing’ (see option).

   Scrabble Points: 11

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