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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Birch wrote a second Sally Rooney TV adaption, Conversations with Friends, before becoming the writer and showrunner behind the series reimagining of Dead Ringers. Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2025 The film is an adaption of the 1976 Daniel Pinkwater novel of the same name. Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025 The most significant tweak that Matos made was the adaption of a permanent two-strike approach. Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025 Bafta nominee Morley is writing and directing the adaption while her longtime collaborator Cairo Cannon will produce through the duo’s production vehicle Cannon and Morley Productions. K.j. Yossman, Variety, 4 Sep. 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 16 Sep. 2025.

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