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Webster 1913 Edition


Adaptation

Adˊap-ta′tion

,
Noun.
[Cf. F.
adaptation
, LL.
adaptatio
.]
1.
The act or process of adapting, or fitting; or the state of being adapted or fitted; fitness.
“Adaptation of the means to the end.”
Erskine.
2.
The result of adapting; an adapted form.

Webster 1828 Edition


Adaptation

ADAPTA'TION

,
Noun.
The act of making suitable, or the state of being suitable, or fit; fitness.