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readoption

readoption noun: being adopted back into a family or group.

Noun

readoption (usually uncountable, plural readoptions)

  1. (usually) Being adopted back into a family or group
    • Objectively, Miles realizes that Hayden is insane and past the point of rescue or readoption into mainstream society.2009 August 23, Lucinda Rosenfeld, “Multiple Lives”, in New York Times
  2. (usually) Adoption again; the act of readopting.

Forms of readoption

pluralreadoptions

Origin of readoption

From re- + adoption.

Questions about readoption

What does readoption mean?
Readoption means being adopted back into a family or group.
What part of speech is readoption?
Readoption is a noun.
What is the plural of readoption?
The plural of readoption is readoptions.

Words near readoption in the dictionary

  1. readograph
  2. readographs
  3. readopt
  4. readopted
  5. readopting
  6. readoption
  7. readoptions
  8. readopts
  9. readorn
  10. readorned
  11. readorning

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