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adaptivity
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dap
-tiv
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a·dap·tive
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əˈdæp
tɪv
/
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-
dap
-tiv
]
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adjective
serving or able to
adapt
;
showing or contributing to
adaptation
:
the adaptive coloring of a chameleon.
Origin:
1815–25;
adapt
+
-ive
Related forms
a·dap·tive·ly,
adverb
a·dap·tive·ness,
noun
ad·ap·tiv·i·ty
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æpˈtɪv
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ti
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ad-ap-
tiv
-i-tee
]
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,
noun
non·a·dap·tive,
adjective
re·a·dap·tive,
adjective
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re·a·dap·tive·ly,
adverb
re·a·dap·tive·ness,
noun
un·a·dap·tive,
adjective
un·a·dap·tive·ly,
adverb
un·a·dap·tive·ness,
noun
COLLAPSE
Can be confused:
adaptive,
adoptive
.
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a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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