maturation

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle English maturacioun, from Middle French maturation, from Latin maturatio.

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Noun[edit]

maturation (countable and uncountable, plural maturations)

  1. The process of becoming mature.
  2. (biology) The process of differentiation that produces the adult form of an organism.
  3. (medicine) The process of maturating, or suppurating fully.

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French[edit]

French Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology[edit]

From Latin mātūrātiōnem.

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Noun[edit]

maturation f (plural maturations)

  1. maturation

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