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Adaptation

The act or process of adapting, or fitting; or the state of being adapted or fitted; fitness.

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Acclimation 76% connected

The process of becoming, or the state of being, acclimated, or habituated to a new climate; acclimatization.

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Acclimatization 76% connected

The act of acclimatizing; the process of inuring to a new climate, or the state of being so inured.

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Differentiation 76% connected

The act of differentiating.

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Domestication 76% connected

The act of domesticating, or accustoming to home; the action of taming wild animals.

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Modernization 76% connected

The act of rendering modern in style; the act or process of causing to conform to modern of thinking or acting.

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Specialization 76% connected

The act of specializing, or the state of being spezialized.

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Versification 76% connected

The act, art, or practice, of versifying, or making verses; the construction of poetry; metrical composition.

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Adjustment 76% connected

The act of adjusting, or condition of being adjusted; act of bringing into proper relations; regulation.

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Alteration 76% connected

The act of altering or making different.

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Modification 76% connected

The act of modifying, or the state of being modified; a modified form or condition; state as modified; a change; as, the modification of an opinion,…

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Writing 76% connected

of Write

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Adjust 74% connected

To make exact; to fit; to make correspondent or conformable; to bring into proper relations; as, to adjust a garment to the body, or things to a stan…

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Adjust 74% connected

To make exact; to fit; to make correspondent or conformable; to bring into proper relations; as, to adjust a garment to the body, or things to a stan…

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Adaption 92% connected

Adaptation.

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Adjustment 92% connected

The act of adjusting, or condition of being adjusted; act of bringing into proper relations; regulation.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Version 92% connected

A change of form, direction, or the like; transformation; conversion; turning.

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