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Main Entry: 1adult
Pronunciation: schwa-primarystressdschwalt, primarystressad-secondarystressschwalt
Function: adjective
Etymology: from Latin adultus "having grown up," from adolescere "to grow up" --related to ADOLESCENCE
1 : fully developed and mature
2 : of, relating to, or characteristic of adults
- adult·hood /schwa-primarystressdschwalt-secondarystresshudotd/ noun
- adult·ness /schwa-primarystressdschwalt-nschwas, primarystressad-secondarystressschwalt-/ noun


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