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   adjustment

   /əˈdʒʌs(t)m(ə)nt/

   noun

   • 1. a small alteration or movement made to achieve a desired fit, appearance, or result: "I've made a few adjustments to my diet" Similar adaptationadaptingaccustomingaccommodationaccommodatingacclimatizationreconciliationinurementhabituationhabituatingfamiliarizationacculturationnaturalizationassimilationassimilatingharmonizationsettling insettling downacclimationmodificationmodifyingalterationadaptationregulationregulatingrearrangementchangeconvertingconversionremodellingrevampingrestylingreshapingreconstructiontransformationvariationcustomizationtailoringrefinementrefiningfixingmendingrepaircorrectioncorrectingamendmentamendingrectifyingoverhaulingoverhaulimprovementinformal:jiggeringtweakingtwiddlingpatching up
   • ▪ the process of adapting or becoming used to a new situation: "for many couples there may need to be a period of adjustment"

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