maturation
noun/ˌmætʃuˈreɪʃn/
/ˌmætʃuˈreɪʃn/
[uncountable] (formal)- the process of becoming or being made mature (= ready to eat or drink after being left for a period of time)
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- the process of becoming adultTopics Life stagesc2
Word Originlate Middle English (denoting the formation of pus): from medieval Latin maturatio(n-), from Latin maturare, from maturus ‘timely, ripe’.
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