of age

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of age

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Old enough to be considered an adult (in law, or by society generally). He's of age now: he can make his own decisions.
Opposite: under age
formal, idiomatic, literary, usually Having existed for a certain period of time; used in referring to a person's age. He has a son who is six years of age.

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prep_phrase old enough to be considered an adult

Español	mayor de edad
日本語	成年者 seinensha
中文	成年的 chéngnián de, 成年人 chéngniánrén, 成年者 chéngniánzhě
Português	maior
Français	majeur
Deutsch	volljährig, mündig
Italiano	maggiorenne
Русский	совершенноле́тний soveršennolétnij
العربية	راشِد rāšid

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@misc{of_age_2026,
  title = {of age},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/of%20age},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}