[əˈdɒpʃn], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the action of legally adopting another's child, or the fact of being adopted
(e.g: she placed a child for adoption when she was a teenager)

- the action or fact of choosing to take up, follow, or use something
(e.g: the widespread adoption of agricultural technology)


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Origin:
Middle English: from Latin adoptio(n-), from ad- ‘to’ + optio(n-) ‘choosing’ (see option)