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adult
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Adult \A*dult"\, a. [L. adultus, p. p. of adolescere, akin to alere to nourish: cf. F. adulte. See Adolescent, Old.] Having arrived at maturity, or to full size and strength; matured; as, an adult person or plant; an adult ape; an adult age. [1913 Webster] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Adult \A*dult"\, n.
A person, animal, or plant grown to full size and strength;
one who has reached maturity.
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Note: In the common law, the term is applied to a person who
has attained full age or legal majority; in the civil
law, to males after the age of fourteen, and to females
after twelve.
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