English > adulthood: 2 senses > noun 1, time| Meaning | The period of time in your life after your physical growth has stopped and you are fully developed. |
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| Synonym | maturity |
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| Parts | drinking age | The age at which is legal for a person to buy alcoholic beverages |
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| fifties, mid-fifties | The time of life between 50 and 60 |
| forties, mid-forties | The time of life between 40 and 50 |
| majority, legal age | The age at which persons are considered competent to manage their own affairs |
| middle age | The time of life between youth and old age (e.g., between 40 and 60 years of age) |
| teens | The time of life between the ages of 12 and 20 |
| thirties, mid-thirties, thirty-something | The time of life between 30 and 40 |
| twenties, mid-twenties | The time of life between 20 and 30 |
| voting age | The age at which a person is old enough to vote in public elections |
| Narrower | prime, prime of life | The time of maturity when power and vigor are greatest |
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| Broader | time of life | A period of time during which a person is normally in a particular life state |
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| Spanish | edad adulta, madurez |
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| Catalan | edat adulta, maduresa |
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| Nouns | adult | any mature animal |
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| adult | a fully developed person from maturity onward |