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noun : ADOPTION
Source:WordNet 3.1
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1. (
) the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception; "its adoption by society"; "the proposal found wide acceptance" ;
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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) ;
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3. (
) the appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source; "the borrowing of ancient motifs was very apparent" ;
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