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adoptive arms

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Definition of adoptive arms

: arms of adoption

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First Known Use of adoptive arms

circa 1771, in the meaning defined above

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“Adoptive arms.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adoptive%20arms. Accessed 21 November 2019.

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