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deadaptation

deadaptation noun: adaptation to a previous form.

Noun

deadaptation (plural deadaptations)

  1. adaptation to a previous form

Forms of deadaptation

pluraldeadaptations

Origin of deadaptation

From de- + adaptation.

Questions about deadaptation

What does deadaptation mean?
Deadaptation means adaptation to a previous form.
What part of speech is deadaptation?
Deadaptation is a noun.
What is the plural of deadaptation?
The plural of deadaptation is deadaptations.

Words near deadaptation in the dictionary

  1. dead-tree
  2. dead-tree edition
  3. dead-tree editions
  4. dead-wrong
  5. deadapt
  6. deadaptation
  7. deadaptations
  8. deadapted
  9. deadapting
  10. deadapts
  11. deadass

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