maturation
The process of becoming matureThe process of becoming mature.
Translations
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Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)The process of becoming mature.
Reifung
созрева́ниеsozrevánije
coming to full development; becoming mature
(countable, uncountable)The process of differentiation that produces the adult form of an organism.
(countable, uncountable)The process of maturating, or suppurating fully.
Origin
From Middle English maturacioun, from Middle French maturation, from Latin maturatio. By sFrom Middle English maturacioun, from Middle French maturation, from Latin maturatio. By surface analysis, mature + -ation.
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Forms
plural: maturations| Singular | maturation |
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Synonyms
9 synonyms- coming to full development; becoming mature:ripeningmaturement
- (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level:growthgrowingdevelopmentontogenyontogenesis
- (medicine) the formation of morbific matter in an abscess or a vesicle and the discharge of pus:festeringsuppuration
Word family
13 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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