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1. (noun) adaptation, version
a written work (as a novel) that has been recast in a new form
"the play is an adaptation of a short novel"

2. (noun) adaptation, adaption, adjustment
the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions)

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

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