Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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adoption | Yes | No | No | No |
espousal | Yes | No | No | No |
adoption (noun) | espousal (noun) |
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the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception | the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception |
the appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source | archaic terms for a wedding or wedding feast |
a legal proceeding that creates a parent-child relation between persons not related by blood; the adopted child is entitled to all privileges belonging to a natural child of the adoptive parents (including the right to inherit) | the act of becoming betrothed or engaged |