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adaptor

/ əˈæə /

noun

  1. a person or thing that adapts
  2. any device for connecting two parts, esp ones that are of different sizes or have different mating fitments
    1. a plug used to connect an electrical device to a mains supply when they have different types of terminals
    2. a device used to connect several electrical appliances to a single mains socket
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Quitting forced Self to “refamiliarize” himself with his local business landscape — “re-learning where to buy pet food and cat toys and cord adaptors and everything else,” he said.

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