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Meaning of 'adopted' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Adopted [ a.]
- Taken by adoption; taken up as one's own; as, an adopted son, citizen, country, word.
2 . Adopted [ imp. & p. p.]
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Meaning of 'adopted' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . adopted [ a]
Meaning (1):
- acquired as your own by free choice
Example in sentence:
  • an adoptive country;
  • my adopted state

Nearby Words:

ado adobe adolescence adolescency adolescent adonean adonic adonis adonist adonize

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