how to pronounce adoption

/əˈdɒp.ʃən/

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adoption is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of adoption in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… enforced adoption at the same time the …”

meaning of adoption

Adoption is the act of formally taking a child into one's care and becoming the child's parent.

adoption frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word adoption occurs in english on average 15.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.