mature

  • 41mature — [məˈtʃʊə] adj I 1) behaving in the sensible way that you would expect an adult to behave Ant: immature 2) fully developed or fully grown II verb [I] mature [məˈtʃʊə] 1) to start behaving like an adult and become more sensible 2) to grow to full… …

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  • 42mature —   Makua, kanaka makua, o o.   Also: mahao o; laho o o (male); kākala (gourds); piha pona (bonds).    ♦ To mature, ho omakua, o o, kupuohi.    ♦ Your gentleness has matured me, o kō ahonui ka i ho omakua mai nei ia u. See saying, pakī …

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  • 43mature — [15] ‘Earliness’ is the etymological notion underlying the word mature. It goes back ultimately to a pre Latin base *mātu , which produced the Latin adjective mātūrus ‘timely, early’, direct source of the English word (in Old French mātūrus… …

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  • 44mature — adj. & v. adj. (maturer, maturest) 1 with fully developed powers of body and mind, adult. 2 complete in natural development, ripe. 3 (of thought, intentions, etc.) duly careful and adequate. 4 (of a bill etc.) due for payment. v. 1 a tr. & intr.… …

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  • 45Mature Woman: Wife-Hunting — Theatrical poster for Mature Woman: Wife Hunting (2006) Directed by Yutaka Ikejima[1] …

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  • 46mature student — noun A person who enters higher education later in life than is usual • • • Main Entry: ↑mature * * * mature student UK US noun [countable] [singular mature student plural …

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  • 47Mature messenger RNA — Mature messenger RNA, often abbreviated as mature mRNA is a eukaryotic RNA transcript that has been spliced and processed and is ready for translation in the course of protein synthesis. Unlike the eukaryotic RNA immediately after transcription… …

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  • 48mature industry — ➔ industry * * * mature industry UK US noun [C] ► ECONOMICS an industry that is not new and is not likely to grow quickly in the future: »In a mature industry like personal computers, cost reduction is going to be increasingly important …

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  • 49Mature teratoma — is a type of benign (noncancerous) germ cell tumor (type of tumor that begins in the cells that give rise to sperm or eggs) that often contains several different types of tissue such as hair, muscle, and bone. Also called a dermoid cyst. External …

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  • 50mature student — mature students N COUNT A mature student is a person who begins their studies at university or college a number of years after leaving school, so that they are older than most of the people they are studying with. [BRIT] (in AM, use adult… …

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