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adaptation

Syllabification: (ad·ap·ta·tion)

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Definition of adaptation

noun

  • the action or process of adapting or being adapted:the adaptation of teaching strategy to meet students' needs adaptations to the school curriculum
  • 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
  • Biology 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 biochemical adaptation in parasites

Origin:

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

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Definition of adaptation in the British & World English dictionary