ADOPTION
Scrabble letter values: A1D2O1P3T1I1O1N1 = 11
Definition
- noun the act of accepting with approval. — synonyms: acceptance, acceptation, espousal
- noun a legal proceeding that creates a parent-child relation between persons not related by blood.
- noun the appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source. — synonyms: borrowing
Examples
- “favorable reception”
- “its adoption by society”
- “the proposal found wide acceptance”