Dictionary Check: adaptation
"adaptation" is a valid word!
Scrabble
13
points
Words with Friends
15
points
Definition
noun
a written work (as a novel) that has been recast in a new form
Example:
"the play is an adaptation of a short novel"
noun
the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions)
noun
(physiology) the responsive adjustment of a sense organ (as the eye) to varying conditions (as of light)
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