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🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

적응

Native Script:한국어 한글

Pronunciation / Transliteration: jeok-eung

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Adaptation/ˌæd.æpˈteɪ.ʃən/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #850 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"변화하는 환경에 대한 빠른 적응이 기업의 생존을 결정합니다."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The action or process of adapting or being adapted to new conditions or environments.

    "Successful adaptation to climate change requires innovative agricultural practices and resilient infrastructure."
  2. 2

    A film, television drama, or stage play that has been rewritten or modified from a written work.

    "The latest cinematic adaptation of the classic novel received widespread critical acclaim."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Late Latin adaptationem, a noun of action from past-participle stem of adaptare (to fit, adjust), formed from ad- (to) + aptare (to fit). Entering Middle French as adaptation and subsequently English in the early 17th century, it initially denoted the physical act of adjusting or modifying something to suit a new purpose.

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