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acclimatization
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acclimatization
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | adaptation |
| Synonyms: | acclimation, adjustment |
| Main Entry: | adaptation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | condition of something resulting from change |
| Synonyms: | acclimatization, accustomedness, agreement, assuefaction, compliance, correspondence, familiarization, habituation, naturalization |
| Main Entry: | adjustment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | adaptation |
| Synonyms: | acclimation, acclimatization, alteration, arrangement, balancing, conformance, correcting, fitting, fixing, improvement, mending, modification, ordering, organization, organizing, orientation, readjustment, redress, regulating, regulation, repairing, setting, shaping, standardization, turning |
| Main Entry: | orientation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | introduction, adjustment |
| Synonyms: | acclimatization, adaptation, assimilation, bearings, breaking in, coordination, direction, familiarization, fix*, lay of the land, location, position, sense of direction, settling in |
| Antonyms: | disorientation, mix-up |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | assimilation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | adjustment |
| Synonyms: | acclimatization, acculturation, adaptation, conformity, familiarization, orientation, settling in |
| Main Entry: | naturalization |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | adoption |
| Synonyms: | acclimatization, acculturation, accustoming, adapting, conditioning, habituation, nationalization, rooting |
| Main Entry: | acclimation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | adaptation |
| Synonyms: | acclimatization, adjustment |
| Notes: | acclimation is the process of becoming accustomed to a situation while acclamation is a loud public expression of enthusiastic approval |
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