What is the meaning of Adopted?

(a.) Taken by adoption; taken up as one's own; as, an adopted son, citizen, country, word.
(imp.&p.p.) of Adopt.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

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APA	Webster's. (2011). adopted. Retrieved September 23, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/adopted/definitions/1971116
Chicago	Webster's. 2011. "adopted" http://smartdefine.org/adopted/definitions/1971116 (accessed September 23, 2026).
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MLA	Webster's. "adopted" 27 May 2011. Web. 23 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/adopted/definitions/1971116>

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