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| adoptive |
of or pertaining to adoption. [2 definitions] |
| Bertillon system |
a system used before the adoption of fingerprinting for identification, esp. of criminals, through records of bodily measurements, markings, coloring, and the like. |
| embrace |
willing acceptance or adoption. [1/8 definitions] |
| espousal |
adoption of or commitment to a cause or idea. [1/2 definitions] |
| extended family |
a large group of relatives related by blood, marriage, or adoption who compose a single household or live close to each other. [1/2 definitions] |
| Federalist party |
an early U.S. political party that favored adoption of the Constitution and a strong federal government. |
| Flag Day |
June 14, a day commemorating the adoption of the Stars and Stripes as the official flag of the United States. |
| gray market |
a market operating outside of normal channels, as in imports or babies available for adoption. |
| Independence Day |
a U.S. national holiday celebrated on July 4 in commemoration of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence from England in 1776; Fourth of July. |
| Juneteenth |
the anniversary and celebration of the day, June 19, 1865, on which the abolition of slavery in the Confederate states was announced in Texas by Union Army forces. Before this date, slaves in Texas, part of the Confederacy, had no way of knowing that they had been freed on January 1, 1863 by the Emancipation Proclamation; thus, June 19th, now a Federal holiday, is celebrated each year in commemoration of the end of slavery in the United States. Technically, all slaves became free in the United States upon the adoption of the 13th Amendment at the end of 1865. The amendment abolished slavery everywhere, including in those slave-owning states that had not joined the Confederacy. |
| propose |
to present for consideration or adoption; suggest. [1/4 definitions] |
| put up |
to surrender (a child or animal) for adoption. [1/11 definitions] |
| revivalist |
one who brings back, or advocates the adoption of, former practices, customs, or the like. [1/3 definitions] |
| Roman calendar |
the lunar calendar used in ancient Rome prior to the adoption of the Julian calendar. |
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