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adoption

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adoption
adoption /əˈdɒpʃən $ əˈdɑːp-/ noun
1. [uncountable and countable] the act or process of adopting a child:
    She decided to put the baby up for adoption.
2. [uncountable] the act of starting to use a particular plan, method, way of speaking etc
3. [uncountable] British English the choice of a particular person to represent a political party in an election