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"
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noun

the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions)

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noun

(physiology) the responsive adjustment of a sense organ (as the eye) to varying conditions (as of light)

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