adaption

noun

adap·​tion ə-ˈdap-shən How to pronounce adaption (audio)
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Examples of adaption in a Sentence

the store's slow adaption to shoppers' changing tastes spelled its doom
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TikTok has supplied a platform for readers to dive deeper into themes, dissect plotlines and characters, and discuss adaptions – all of which work towards keeping stories alive in ways that traditional marketing never could. Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025 Most recently working on Netflix’s live-action adaption of the long-running and wildly popular anime One Piece, the duo have also worked on Netflix’s The Witcher adaption and the upcoming Red Sonja film. Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 29 Mar. 2025 The actor is starring on Broadway as Edward R. Murrow in an adaption of Good Night, and Good Luck. Ted Johnson, Deadline, 24 Mar. 2025 For boys, Charles, John and Lee were popular, and names like Boone, Jude and Lane have become the modern adaption. Hannah Sacks, People.com, 18 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for adaption

Word History

Etymology

by contraction (perhaps conformed to adoption)

First Known Use

1615, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of adaption was in 1615

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“Adaption.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adaption. Accessed 6 May. 2025.

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