adoption
noun
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Sense 1 noun
the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception
its adoption by society
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Sense 2 noun
a legal proceeding that creates a parent-child relation between persons not related by blood; the adopted child is entitled to all privileges belonging to a natural child of the adoptive parents (including the right to inherit)
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- proceeding hypernym
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Sense 3 noun
the appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source
the borrowing of ancient motifs was very apparent
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- appropriation hypernym
- naturalization hyponym
- misappropriation hyponym
- crossover hyponym
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | accept |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | consent |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | accept |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | adopt |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | acceptant |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | blessing |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | embrace |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | adopt |
| 2 | domain topic | Related & opposite | law |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | proceeding |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | sweep up |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | adopt |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | appropriation |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | naturalization |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | misappropriation |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | crossover |