nonadoption

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noun

The failure or refusal to adopt

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Meanings

nounnonadoption (plural nonadoptions)

plural nonadoptions

  1. The failure or refusal to adopt

Origin

From non- + adoption.

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APA

nonadoption. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonadoption

MLA

“nonadoption.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonadoption. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonadoption,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonadoption.

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