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   ad·ap·ta·tion

   /ˌadapˈtāSH(ə)n/

   noun

   • 1. the action or process of adapting or being adapted: "the adaptation of teaching strategy to meet students' needs" Similar convertingconversionalterationmodificationadjustmentchangingtransformationremodelingrevampingreshapingreconstructiontailoringcustomizingadjustmentconformityacclimatizationaccommodationattunementfamiliarizationhabituationorientationconditioninginurementhardeningseasoningacculturationassimilationintegrationdomesticationnaturalizationblending infitting insettling insettling downacclimation
   • ▪ a movie, television drama, or stage play that has been adapted from a written work, typically a novel: "filming her adaptation of a beloved children's book"
   • ▪ a change or the process of change by which an organism or species becomes better suited to its environment: "living in groups is an adaptation that increases the efficiency of hunting"

   Word Origin early 17th century: from French, from late Latin adaptatio(n-), from Latin adaptare (see adapt).

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