adaptation
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making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstancessynonyms: accommodationtypes:accoutumancea general accommodation to unchanging environmental conditionstype of:
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in the theories of Jean Piaget: the modification of internal representations in order to accommodate a changing knowledge of realitytype of:apprentissage empiriquelearning that takes place as a normal part of cognitive development
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a written work (as a novel) that has been recast in a new form
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a piece of music that has been adapted for performance by a particular set of voices or instrumentssynonyms: arrangement
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the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions)types:acclimatationadaptation to a new climate (a new temperature or altitude or environment)spécialisation(biology) the structural adaptation of some body part for a particular functiontype of:
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