This film is an adaptation of a novel.
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Adaptation
//ˌædæpˈteɪʃən//
Synonyms for "adaptation" (172 found)
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Strong matches (51)
conditioningconformanceconformationconformation other-directionconformitycongruityconsistencyconstructive changecontinuityconventionalityconversioncoordinationcorrespondencedefectiondegenerationdegenerative changedescantdeteriorationdeviationdifference
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discontinuitydisorientationdivergencediversificationdiversiondiversityelectronic musicenablementequipmentetudeexercisefitfittingflexibilityflip flopflip-flopfurnishinggenesisgradual changeharmonizationharmonyhorotelyimprovementincidental musicinstrumental musicinstrumentationintegrationintonationinventionkeepingline
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malleabilitymeliorationmitigationmodificationmodifyingmodulationnachtmusiknatural selectionnocturneobedienceobservanceontogenesisontogenyopusorchestrationorientationorthodoxyoverthrowphrasingphylogenesis
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phylogenyphysiogenesisphysiogenypiecepliancypreparationproductionprogram musicqualificationradical changere creationre-creationrealignmentreconcilementreconciliationredesignreformreformationregulationremakingrenewalreshapingresignationresolutionrestructuringreversalrevivalrevivificationrevolutionricercarscoresettingshiftsolutionsonatasonatinasquaringstrictnessstring orchestrastring quartetstudysudden changesuitingsuspensionswitchsynchronizationtachytelytheme and variationstimingtone paintingtotal changetraditionalismtranscriptiontransitiontriotuningturnturnaboutuniformityupheavalvariationvarietyviolent changeworkworsening
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16 entriesTranslations
84 translations across 19 languages.
Armenian
4 entries- ադապտացիա noun (process of adapting)
- հարմարեցում noun (process of adapting)
- հարմարեցում noun (change that is made or undergone)
- վերամշակում noun (process of adapting an artistic work)
Bulgarian
4 entries- адапта́ция noun (change that is made or undergone)
- адапта́ция noun (evolutionary theory: process of change)
- адапта́ция noun (evolutionary theory: instance of change)
- адапта́ция noun (process of adapting an artistic work)
Catalan
4 entries- adaptació noun (process of adapting)
- adaptació noun (change that is made or undergone)
- adaptació noun (evolutionary theory: process of change)
- adaptació noun (evolutionary theory: instance of change)
Esperanto
4 entries- adaptado noun (process of adapting)
- adaptado noun (process of adapting an artistic work)
- adaptaĵo noun (artistic work that has been adapted)
- adapto noun (change that is made or undergone)
Finnish
4 entries- muutos noun (process of adapting)
- muutos noun (change that is made or undergone)
- sopeuttaminen noun (process of adapting)
- sopeutuminen noun (process of adapting)
French
3 entries- adaptation noun (process of adapting)
- adaptation noun (process of adapting an artistic work)
- adaptation noun (artistic work that has been adapted)
Galician
4 entries- adaptación noun (process of adapting)
- adaptación noun (change that is made or undergone)
- adaptación noun (evolutionary theory: process of change)
- adaptación noun (evolutionary theory: instance of change)
German
4 entries- Adaptation noun (evolutionary theory: process of change)
- Adaptierung noun (process of adapting an artistic work)
- Adaptierung noun (artistic work that has been adapted)
- Adaption noun (artistic work that has been adapted)
Greek
2 entries- προσαρμογή noun (process of adapting)
- προσαρμογή noun (change that is made or undergone)
Gujarati
3 entries- અનુકૂલન noun (process of adapting)
- અનુકૂલન noun (evolutionary theory: process of change)
- અનુકૂલન noun (evolutionary theory: instance of change)
Hungarian
1 entries- adaptáció noun (evolutionary theory: process of change)
Indonesian
4 entries- adaptasi noun (process of adapting)
- adaptasi noun (change that is made or undergone)
- adaptasi noun (evolutionary theory: process of change)
- adaptasi noun (evolutionary theory: instance of change)
Kazakh
1 entries- бейімдеу noun (process of adapting)
Korean
2 entries- 적응 noun (process of adapting)
- 적응 noun (evolutionary theory: process of change)
Latin
1 entries- accommodātiō noun (process of adapting)
Māori
4 entries- urutaunga noun (process of adapting)
- urutaunga noun (change that is made or undergone)
- urutautanga noun (evolutionary theory: process of change)
- urutautanga noun (evolutionary theory: instance of change)
Persian
4 entries- سازش noun (process of adapting)
- سازگاری noun (process of adapting)
- سازگاری noun (evolutionary theory: process of change)
- سازگاری noun (evolutionary theory: instance of change)
Polish
4 entries- adaptacja noun (process of adapting)
- adaptacja noun (change that is made or undergone)
- adaptacja noun (evolutionary theory: process of change)
- adaptacja noun (evolutionary theory: instance of change)
Spanish
4 entries- adaptación noun (process of adapting)
- adaptación noun (change that is made or undergone)
- adaptación noun (evolutionary theory: process of change)
- adaptación noun (evolutionary theory: instance of change)
Sample sentences
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Fans of the original comic had a field day with the myriad continuity issues of the movie adaptation.
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It's only a matter of adaptation.
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Adaptation is the key to survival.
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