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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Koine Greek ἐνήλικος (enḗlikos) with semantic loan from French adulte.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /eˈni.li.kos/
  • Hyphenation: ε‧νή‧λι‧κος

Adjective

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ενήλικος (enílikosm (feminine ενήλικη, neuter ενήλικο)

  1. adult, grown-up (fully grown)
  2. of age
  3. (nominalized) adult (a person who has reached the legal age of majority)
    Synonym: ενήλικας m (enílikas)

Declension

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Antonyms

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References

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  1. ^ ενήλικος, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language