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Noun
S: (n) adoption, acceptance, acceptation, espousal (the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception) "its adoption by society"; "the proposal found wide acceptance"
S: (n) 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))
S: (n) borrowing, adoption (the appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source) "the borrowing of ancient motifs was very apparent"