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maturation

noun

Simple meaning

A person organism growing organically.

Pronunciation

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macherayshuhn

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IPA pronunciation (US)

mætʃɚˈeɪʃən

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Definition

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noun

  1. The process of becoming mature.

  2. biology

    The process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level

  3. biology

    The process of differentiation that produces the adult form of an organism.

  4. medicine

    The process of maturating, or suppurating fully.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
C1 · Advanced
Frequency
Uncommon

Word Aura™

How this word commonly comes across.

Aura for this meaning

This meaning: The process of becoming mature.

Used this way, maturation is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Neutral
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Moderately common
Connotation
Matter-of-fact
Usage feel
Neutral and straightforward

Nearby words

  • development , a specialist term, precise but narrower
  • growth , a specialist term, precise but narrower

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Common Patterns and Combinations

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Individual

physical maturationearly maturation

Other combinations

sexual maturationmaturation processcell maturationoocyte maturationskeletal maturationbrain maturation

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Word Family

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Word family

Words built from the same root.

  • maturitynounDerived noun

    The period of time in your life after your physical growth has stopped and you are fully developed.

Related words

Connected by subject or meaning, not by word formation.

  • matureverbRelated term

    Develop and reach maturity.

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Synonyms

Sense: becoming mature

developmentTechnicalripening

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