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a⋅dop⋅tion

[uh-dop-shuhn]
–noun
1. the act of adopting: the adoption of a new amendment.
2. the state of being adopted.

Origin:
1300–50; ME adopcioun < L adoptiōn-, s. of adoptiō. See ad-, option


a⋅dop⋅tion⋅al, adjective
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Word Origin & History

adoption 
1340, from L. adoptionem (nom. adoptio), noun of action from adoptare "chose for oneself," from ad- "to" + optare "choose, wish" (see option). Adopt is a 1548 back-formation.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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