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Word: Exaptation
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
1980s: from ex- + aptation as in adaptation
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌɛksapˈteɪʃn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the process by which features acquire functions for which they were not originally adapted or selected.
Short Definition:process by which features acquire functions for which they were not originally adapted or selected
