appropriation
- Noun. An act or instance of appropriating.
- Noun. That which is appropriated.
- Noun. public funds set aside for a specific purpose.
- Noun. (arts) the use of borrowed elements in the creation of a new work.
- Noun. (sociology) the assimilation of concepts into a governing framework.
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