adaptation

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English

Alternative forms

• adaption (rare)

Etymology

From French adaptation, from Medieval Latin adaptātiō, from Latin adaptō (“I fit, adjust, modify; I adapt, fit or adjust to”); see adapt. Equivalent to adapt +‎ -ation.

Pronunciation

• (General American, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˌædæpˈteɪʃən/
• Rhymes: -eɪʃən
• Hyphenation: ad‧ap‧ta‧tion

Noun

adaptation (countable and uncountable, plural adaptations)

2. (uncountable) The process of adapting something or becoming adapted to a situation; adjustment, modification.
4. (countable) A change that is made or undergone to suit a condition or environment.
5. (uncountable, evolutionary theory) The process of change that an organism undergoes to be better suited to its environment.

   Antonym: maladaptation
7. (countable, evolutionary theory) An instance of an organism undergoing change, or the structure or behavior that is changed.
9. (uncountable) The process of adapting an artistic work from a different medium.
11. (countable, authorship) An artistic work that has been adapted from a different medium.
13. (sociology) The means by which social groups adapt to different social and physical environments.

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Translations

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin adaptātiōnem, from Latin adaptō (“to fit, adjust, modify; to adapt, fit or adjust to”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.dap.ta.sjɔ̃/
• Rhymes: -ɔ̃
• Homophone: adaptations

Noun

adaptation f (plural adaptations)

1. adaptation (all senses)

Related terms

• adapter

Descendants

• → Dutch: adaptatie
  • → Indonesian: adaptasi
    • → Malay: adaptasi
• → English: adaptation

Further reading

• “adaptation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.