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Nov 30, 2009
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a•dop•tion



Pronunciation: (u dop'shun), [key]
—n.
1. the act of adopting: the adoption of a new amendment.
2. the state of being adopted.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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