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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

a•dop•tion /əˈdɑpʃən/   n. 

1. the act or process of adopting a child:
   [uncountable] Adoption can be a long process.
   [countable] The rate of adoptions has risen.
2. taking and carrying out a particular plan:
   [uncountable] the adoption of the candidate's platform.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

a•dop•tion  (ə dop′shən), n. 

1. the act of adopting:
   the adoption of a new amendment.
2. the state of being adopted.

• Latin adoptiōn-, stem of adoptiō. See ad-, option
• Middle English adopcioun 1300–50

a•dop′tion•al, adj.