maturation
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)
- The process of becoming mature.
- (biology) The process of differentiation that produces the adult form of an organism.
- (medicine) The process of maturating, or suppurating fully.
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process of becoming mature
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French edit
Etymology edit
From Latin mātūrātiōnem.
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Noun edit
maturation f (plural maturations)
Further reading edit
- “maturation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.