What is the meaning of adaptation?

noun

  • A written work (as a novel) that has been recast in a new form.
    • usage: "the play is an adaptation of a short novel"
  • The process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions.
  • Physiology) the responsive adjustment of a sense organ (as the eye) to varying conditions (as of light. ().
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