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adaptation
/æd-ap-tay-shən/
 
n-uc.
 
1.
Def.: pegpalayam
MS: pegpalayam
the action of changing yourself to become comfortable in a new place.
Adaptation to a new place is sometimes difficult.
 
n-uc.
 
2.
Def.: pegbalew-balew
MS: pegbalew-balew
The action of changing something.
 
n-ct.
 
3.
Def.: pegpalayam; pegbalew-balew
MS: pegpalayam; pegbalew-balew
a change that you make to yourself or something else (make an adaptation).
He made some adaptations to the house.
Miggimu sikandin te me pegbalew-balew diyè te baley.
He needed to make some adaptations to his lifestyle when he moved to the city.
 
n-ct.
 
4.
Def.: libru wey ke sinulat dengan ne me guhuren wey ke teted-emen ne mig-ilingan
a play or movie which comes from a book or play written at an earlier time.
The movie Romeo and Juliet is an adaptation of Shakespeare's play.
Sem.Dom.: AWL7
Status: ready

Last updated: 18/Jan/2012