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Adaptation - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Adaptation : (noun)
1: a written work (as a novel) that has been recast in a new
form; "the play is an adaptation of a short novel" [syn:
version]
2: the process of adapting to something (such as environmental
conditions) [syn: adjustment]
3: (physiology) the responsive adjustment of a sense organ (as
the eye) to varying conditions (as of light)
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Adaptation : \Ad`ap*ta"tion\, n. [Cf. F. adaptation, LL.
adaptatio.]
1. The act or process of adapting, or fitting; or the state
of being adapted or fitted; fitness. ``Adaptation of the
means to the end.'' --Erskine.
2. The result of adapting; an adapted form.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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Example Usage of Adaptation |
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