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adultMain Entry: 1adult Pronunciation: \ə-ˈdəlt, ˈa-ˌdəlt\ Function: adjective Etymology: Latin adultus, past participle of adolescere to grow up, from ad- + -olescere (from alescere to grow) — more at old Date: 1531 1 : fully developed and mature : grown-up — adult·hood \ə-ˈdəlt-ˌhu̇d\ noun — adult·ly \ə-ˈdəlt-lē, ˈa-ˌdəlt-\ adverb — adult·ness \ə-ˈdəlt-nəs, ˈa-ˌdəlt-\ noun
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