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adult[1,adjective] adult[2,noun]

Main Entry: ¹adult
Pronunciation: -dlt, ad-lt
Function: adjective
Etymology: from Latin adultus "having grown up," from adolescere "to grow up" --related to ADOLESCENCE
1 : fully developed and mature
2 : of, relating to, or characteristic of adults
- adult·hood /-dlt-hd/ noun
- adult·ness /-dlt-ns, ad-lt-/ noun

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