maturation

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maturation

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From Middle English maturacioun, from Middle French maturation, from Latin maturatio. By surface analysis, mature + -ation.

noun maturations

  1. countable, uncountable The process of becoming mature.
  2. countable, uncountable The process of differentiation that produces the adult form of an organism.
  3. countable, uncountable The process of maturating, or suppurating fully.

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Closest in meaning: ripening, growth, growing, development, ontogeny, ontogenesis, maturement, maturing, maturity, aging, ripeness, deadline, curing, processing, ageing, reflection

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noun process of becoming mature

Españolmaduración
日本語成熟 seijuku
中文成熟 chéngshú
Portuguêsmaturação
Françaismaturation
DeutschReifung
Italianomaturazione, crescita
Ελληνικάωρίμανση orímansi
Русскийсозрева́ние sozrevánije

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@misc{maturation_2026,
  title = {maturation},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/maturation},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}