Hyphenation of Adoption

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word Adoption? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

Adop-tion

Definitions of Adoption:

1.
The act of accepting with approval
Favorable reception Its adoption by society The proposal found wide acceptance
2.
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)
3.
The appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source
The borrowing of ancient motifs was very apparent

Synonyms of Adoption:

noun acceptance, acceptation, espousal, blessing, approval, approving
noun proceeding, legal proceeding, proceedings
noun borrowing, appropriation

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