| NOUN | process | ripening, maturation, maturement | coming to full development |
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| process | ripening, aging, ageing | acquiring desirable qualities by being left undisturbed for some time |
| Sounds | ray'pahnihng; ray'pnihng | |
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| Rhymes | abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng... | |
| Meaning | Coming to full development; becoming mature / mature. | |
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| Synonyms | maturation, maturement | |
| Broader | organic process, biological process | A process occurring in living organisms |
| Spanish | maduración | |
| Catalan | maduració | |
| Verbs | ripen | grow ripe |
| ripen | cause to ripen or develop fully | |
| Meaning | acquiring desirable qualities by being left undisturbed for some time. | |
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| Synonyms | aging, ageing | |
| Narrower | mellowing | The process of becoming mellow |
| Broader | organic process, biological process | A process occurring in living organisms |
| Spanish | envejecimiento, maduración | |
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