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adaptation

/ˌædəpˈteɪʃən/ · 10 letters · 7 distinct letters

  1. noun

    a written work (as a novel) that has been recast in a new form

    the play is an adaptation of a short novel

  2. noun

    the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions)

  3. noun

    (physiology) the responsive adjustment of a sense organ (as the eye) to varying conditions (as of light)

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