Meaning of the word adoption in English

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adoption

US /əˈdɑːp.ʃən/
UK /əˈdɑːp.ʃən/
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Noun

1.

the action or fact of adopting or being adopted

Example:
The adoption of new technologies is crucial for progress.
The company announced the adoption of a new policy.
2.

the legal process by which a person takes another person's child into their own family and raises them as their own

Example:
They are going through the process of child adoption.
The new law simplifies the adoption procedures.
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