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Definition of adoption

"adoption" in the noun sense

1. adoption, acceptance, acceptation, espousal

the act of accepting with approval favorable reception

"its adoption by society"

"the proposal found wide acceptance"

2. adoption

a legal proceeding that creates a parent-child relation between persons not related by blood the adopted child is entitled to all privileges belonging to a natural child of the adoptive parents (including the right to inherit)

3. borrowing, adoption

the appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source

"the borrowing of ancient motifs was very apparent"

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Quotations for adoption

Give thy thoughts no tongue,
Nor any unproportioned thought his act.
Be thou familiar, but by no means vulgar.
The friends thou hast, and their adoption tried,
Grapple them to thy soul with hoops of steel;
But do not dull thy palm with entertainment
Of each new-hatch'd unfledged comrade. [ William Shakespeare, Hamlet ]

Those Friends thou hast, and their adoption tried,
Grapple them to thy soul, with hooks of steel. [ William Shakespeare ]

Shame on those breasts of stone that cannot melt in soft adoption of another's sorrow. [ Aaron Hill ]

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adoption in Scrabble®

The word adoption is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 11

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters adoption:

ADOPTION
(126)
 

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adoption in Words With Friends™

The word adoption is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 13

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters adoption:

ADOPTION
(126)
 

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Words within the letters of adoption

2 letter words in adoption (14 words)

adaianatdoidinitnoonpapitato

3 letter words in adoption (32 words)

adoaidandantaptdindipdondotionnapnipnitnodnotoatoptpadpanpatpinpitpodpottadtantaptintiptontootop

4 letter words in adoption (15 words)

atopdintintoiotaipadontoooidpaidpainpantpintpionpitapondtoad

5 letter words in adoption (9 words)

adoptootidpaintpatiopianopintopitonpointtondo

6 letter words in adoption (3 words)

dopantoptionpotion

8 letter words in adoption (1 word)

adoption

adoption + 1 blank (2 words)

actinopodadoptions

adoption + 2 blanks (6 words)

actinopodsadoptionaladsorptionamphiodontanthropoidreadoption
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Words containing the sequence adoption

Words that start with adoption (5 words)

adoptionadoptionaladoptionistadoptionistsadoptions

Words with adoption in them (2 words)

adoptionreadoptions

Words that end with adoption (3 words)

adoptionproadoptionreadoption
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Word Growth involving adoption

Shorter words in adoption

ad ado adopt

do ado adopt

opt adopt

on ion option

opt option

Longer words containing adoption

adoptional

adoptionist adoptionists

adoptions readoptions

proadoption

readoption readoptions