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adopción

adoption

noun ah-dohp-SYOHN Less Common

Usage Note

Adopción covers both the legal adoption of a child and the broader adoption of a law, idea, or technology. In formal or political contexts la adopción de medidas means 'the adoption of measures'. The accent follows the regular -ción pattern and the plural is adopciones.

Examples

"La adopción fue un proceso largo."

Natural Translation

The adoption was a long process.

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