maturation
English
Etymology
From Middle English maturacioun, from Middle French maturation, from Latin maturatio. By surface analysis, mature + -ation.
Pronunciation
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Noun
maturation (countable and uncountable, plural maturations)
- The process of becoming mature.
- (biology) The process of differentiation that produces the adult form of an organism.
- (medicine) The process of maturating, or suppurating fully.
Derived terms
Translations
process of becoming mature
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Anagrams
French
Etymology
From Latin mātūrātiōnem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ma.ty.ʁa.sjɔ̃/
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Noun
maturation f (plural maturations)
Further reading
- “maturation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.