come of age
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come of age
verb comes of age · coming of age · came of age · come of age
- To reach a specific age where one is legally considered to be an adult. I should like to know whether anyone belonging to the houses that bound the line there came of age or got married on the twenty-sixth of November.
- To mature, or become fully developed. Eager to find a better life, you joined the Alliance military when you came of age. You volunteered for an expedition to Akuze: a lush world on the outskirts of Alliance space that had suddenly dropped out of contact.
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verb reach a specific age where one is legally considered to be an adult
| Español | alcanzar la mayoría de edad |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 成人になる seijin ni naru, 成人する seijin suru |
| 中文 | 成年 chéngnián |
| Français | atteindre la majorité |
| Deutsch | volljährig werden |
| Italiano | diventare maggiorenne |
| Ελληνικά | ηλικιώνομαι ilikiónomai |
| Română | a ajunge la majorat |
| Русский | стать совершеннолетним statʹ soveršennoletnim, достичь совершеннолетия dostičʹ soveršennoletija |
| العربية | بَلَغَ رُشْدَهُ balaḡa rušdahu |
| עברית | התבגר hitbagér |
verb mature, or become fully developed
| Español | madurar |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 成熟 chéngshú |
| Français | maturer, mûrir |
| Deutsch | erwachsen werden |
| Italiano | maturare |
| Română | a se matura |
| Русский | повзрослеть povzrosletʹ, достичь зрелости dostičʹ zrelosti |
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@misc{come_of_age_2026,
title = {come of age},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/come%20of%20age},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
