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adaption

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a·dap·tion  (-dpshn)
n.
Adaptation.

adaption [əˈdæpʃən]
n
another word for adaptation
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Noun1.adaption - the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions)adaption - the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions)
acclimation, acclimatisation, acclimatization - adaptation to a new climate (a new temperature or altitude or environment)
dedifferentiation - the loss of specialization in form or function
domestication - adaptation to intimate association with human beings
biological process, organic process - a process occurring in living organisms
specialisation, specialization, differentiation - (biology) the structural adaptation of some body part for a particular function; "cell differentiation in the developing embryo"


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