Adaptation Definition

ădăp-tāshən
adaptations
noun
adaptations
An adapting or being adapted.
Webster's New World
A thing resulting from adapting.
This play is an adaptation of a novel.
Webster's New World
Something, such as a device or mechanism, that is changed or changes so as to become suitable to a new or special application or situation.
American Heritage
A change in structure, function, or form that improves the chance of survival for an animal or plant within a given environment.
Webster's New World
A composition that has been recast into a new form.
The play is an adaptation of a short novel.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Adaptation

Noun

Singular:
adaptation
Plural:
adaptations

Origin of Adaptation

  • From French adaptation, from Medieval Latin adaptatio, from Latin adaptare; see adapt.

    From Wiktionary

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