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English noun: adoption | |||
| 1. | adoption (act) the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception | ||
| Samples | Its adoption by society. The proposal found wide acceptance. | ||
| Synonyms | acceptance, acceptation, espousal | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | approval, approving, blessing | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bosom, embrace | ||
| 2. | adoption (act) 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) | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | legal proceeding, proceeding, proceedings | ||
| Domain category | jurisprudence, law | ||
| 3. | adoption (act) the appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source | ||
| Samples | The borrowing of ancient motifs was very apparent. | ||
| Synonyms | borrowing | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | appropriation | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | crossover, misappropriation, naturalisation, naturalization | ||
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