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adoptive

/əˈdɑptɪv/ /əˈdɒptɪv/

Meanings
adjective
Related through adoption; more generally, relating to adoption.

Examples :

"My adoptive parents recently got to know my biological parents."
family human society

Related Words

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know noun

/nəʊ/ /noʊ/

Knowledge; the state of knowing.

"Her knowledge of French helped her communicate with her French pen pal. "

Illustration got

got verb

/ɡɒt/ /ɡɑt/

(ditransitive) To obtain; to acquire.

"My sister got a new bicycle for her birthday. "

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through noun

/θɹuː/ /θɹu/

A large slab of stone laid in a dry-stone wall from one side to the other; a perpend.

"The dry-stone wall used a large, flat through to support the top stones. "

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to adverb

/tʉː/ /tuː/ /tu/

Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.

"Please push the door to."

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biological noun

/ˌbaɪə(ʊ)ˈlɒdʒɪkəl/ /ˌbaɪəˈlɑdʒɪkəl/

A biological product.

"The school's science fair featured several different biological specimens. "

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parents noun

/ˈpɛəɹənts/ /ˈpæɹənts/

One of the two persons from whom one is immediately biologically descended; a mother or father.

"Many students invite their parents to school events. "

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adoption noun

/əˈdɒp.ʃən/ /əˈdɑp.ʃən/

The act of adopting.

"The adoption of a new, more efficient software program made the office work much smoother. "

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recently adverb

/ˈɹiːsəntli/

In the recent past

"a recently published book"

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generally adverb

/d͡ʒɛn.əɹ.ə.li/

Popularly or widely.

"It is generally known that the Earth is round."

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related verb

/ɹɪˈleɪtɪd/

To tell in a descriptive way.

"Please relate the circumstances of your journey here today."

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relating verb

/rɪˈleɪtɪŋ/ /ˈriːleɪtɪŋ/

To tell in a descriptive way.

"Please relate the circumstances of your journey here today."

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more adverb

/ˈmɔː/ /ˈmɔɹ/

To a greater degree or extent.

"I could no more climb that than fly!"