adaptionn.

Brit.

/əˈdapʃn/, U.S.

/əˈdæpʃ(ə)n/

Origin: Either (i) formed within English, by derivation. Or (ii) formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymons: adapt v., -ion suffix¹; adaptation n.

Etymology: Either < adapt v. + -ion suffix¹ (compare later adapt adj. and discussion at that entry, and perhaps compare also adoption n.), or shortened < adaptation n.

Now nonstandard.

= adaptation n. (in various senses).Despite the long history of adaption in English, adaptation is now the preferred form (see Oxf. Guide Eng. Usage (ed. 2) 52).

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > change > change to something else, transformation > adaptation > [noun]

transposing1550

adaption1615

alienation1644

suppling1671

adaptation1787

reconfiguration1856

tailoring1943

the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > adaptation or adjustment > [noun]

commodation1578

justing1582

suiting1601

adaptation1610

adapting1610

accommodation1612

adaption1615

adjustment1644

contemperation1654

squaring1702

adaptment1786

adjustage1819

1615 T. Adams Blacke Devill 43 Not by creation..not by adaption..But vpon our reiection of God, and Gods desertion of vs, the hart becomes satans house.

1659 J. Rogers Διαπολιτεία 23 There is not an adaption (reciprocal) of the Description to the described.

1704 J. Swift Tale of Tub ix. 160 For, great Turns are not always given by strong Hands, but by lucky Adaption.

1790 C. Blagden in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 80 344 The adaption of the duties to different degrees of strength.

1838 Times 3 July 6/5 An adaption from one of Beethoven's pianoforte sonatas.

1864 R. Owen Instances Power of God in Lect. Young Men's Assoc. 6 Admiring the rare degree of constructive skill, foresight, and purposive adaption, in many artificial machines.

1939 E. D. Laborde tr. E. de Martonne Shorter Physical Geogr. (rev. ed.) xviii. 271 The complete disappearance of the plant, except for roots and embryo shoots,..is due to the same process of adaption.

1967 Canad. Med. Assoc. Jrnl. 2 Sept. 528/1 Ideally, the harmful effects would be demonstrated by decreased adaption or by some related ecological parameter.

1986 A. S. Romer & T. S. Parsons Vertebr. Body (ed. 6) xi. 357 This appears to be an adaption to the semiparasitic life of these forms; the gill openings may remain free even if the .

2007 Uncut Feb. 106/1 This smart and spiky adaption of Christopher Buckley's satirical novel.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	adaption
释义	adaptionn. Brit. /əˈdapʃn/, U.S. /əˈdæpʃ(ə)n/ Origin: Either (i) formed within English, by derivation. Or (ii) formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymons: adapt v., -ion suffix¹; adaptation n. Etymology: Either < adapt v. + -ion suffix¹ (compare later adapt adj. and discussion at that entry, and perhaps compare also adoption n.), or shortened < adaptation n. Now nonstandard. = adaptation n. (in various senses).Despite the long history of adaption in English, adaptation is now the preferred form (see Oxf. Guide Eng. Usage (ed. 2) 52). ΘΚΠ the world > time > change > change to something else, transformation > adaptation > [noun] transposing1550 adaption1615 alienation1644 suppling1671 adaptation1787 reconfiguration1856 tailoring1943 the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > adaptation or adjustment > [noun] commodation1578 justing1582 suiting1601 adaptation1610 adapting1610 accommodation1612 adaption1615 adjustment1644 contemperation1654 squaring1702 adaptment1786 adjustage1819 1615 T. Adams Blacke Devill 43 Not by creation..not by adaption..But vpon our reiection of God, and Gods desertion of vs, the hart becomes satans house. 1659 J. Rogers Διαπολιτεία 23 There is not an adaption (reciprocal) of the Description to the described. 1704 J. Swift Tale of Tub ix. 160 For, great Turns are not always given by strong Hands, but by lucky Adaption. 1790 C. Blagden in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 80 344 The adaption of the duties to different degrees of strength. 1838 Times 3 July 6/5 An adaption from one of Beethoven's pianoforte sonatas. 1864 R. Owen Instances Power of God in Lect. Young Men's Assoc. 6 Admiring the rare degree of constructive skill, foresight, and purposive adaption, in many artificial machines. 1939 E. D. Laborde tr. E. de Martonne Shorter Physical Geogr. (rev. ed.) xviii. 271 The complete disappearance of the plant, except for roots and embryo shoots,..is due to the same process of adaption. 1967 Canad. Med. Assoc. Jrnl. 2 Sept. 528/1 Ideally, the harmful effects would be demonstrated by decreased adaption or by some related ecological parameter. 1986 A. S. Romer & T. S. Parsons Vertebr. Body (ed. 6) xi. 357 This appears to be an adaption to the semiparasitic life of these forms; the gill openings may remain free even if the . 2007 Uncut Feb. 106/1 This smart and spiky adaption of Christopher Buckley's satirical novel. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1615
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