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a⋅dult
[uh-duhlt, ad-uhlt] 
ʌlt
–adjective
| 1. | having attained full size and strength; grown up; mature: an adult person, animal, or plant. |
| 2. | of, pertaining to, or befitting adults. |
| 3. | intended for adults; not suitable for children: adult entertainment. |
–noun
| 4. | a person who is fully grown or developed or of age. |
| 5. | a full-grown animal or plant. |
| 6. | a person who has attained the age of maturity as specified by law. |
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| a·dult (ə-dŭlt', ād'ŭlt) n.
[From Latin adultus, past participle of adolēscere, to grow up; see adolescent.] a·dult'hood' n., a·dult'ness n. |
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Adult
A*dult"\, a. [L. adultus, p. p. of adolescere, akin to alere to nourish: cf. F. adulte. See Adolescent, Old.] Having arrived at maturity, or to full size and strength; matured; as, an adult person or plant; an adult ape; an adult age.Adult
A*dult"\, n. A person, animal, or plant grown to full size and strength; one who has reached maturity. Note: In the common law, the term is applied to a person who has attained full age or legal majority; in the civil law, to males after the age of fourteen, and to females after twelve.
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Language Translation for : adult
Spanish:
adulto,
German:
erwachsen,
Japanese:
大人の
adult (adj.)
1531 (but not common until mid-17c.), from L. adultus, pp. of adolescere "grow up, mature" (see adolescent). As a euphemism for "pornographic," it dates to 1958 and does no honor to the word. The noun meaning "adult person" is from 1658.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Main Entry: 1adult
Pronunciation: &-'d<, 'ad-"<
Function: adjective
: fully developed and mature
Main Entry: 2adult
Function: noun
1 : one that has arrived at full development or maturity especially in size, strength, or intellectual capacity
2 : a human male or female after a specific age (as 18 or 21)
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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adult a·dult (ə-dŭlt', ād'ŭlt)
n.
- One who has attained maturity or legal age.
- A fully grown, mature organism.
Fully developed and mature.
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