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adaptation

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  1. 1. n. The act or process of adapting, or fitting; or the state of being adapted or fitted; fitness. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. The result of adapting; an adapted form. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. a written work (as a novel) that has been recast in a new form Source: wordnet
  4. 4. n. the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions) Source: wordnet
  5. 5. n. (physiology) the responsive adjustment of a sense organ (as the eye) to varying conditions (as of light) Source: wordnet
  6. 6. 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. Source: webster
  7. 7. n:100 n. a written work (as a novel) that has been recast in a new form n. the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions) n. (physiology) the responsive adjustment of a sense organ (as the eye) to varying conditions (as of light) Source: ecdict

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