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单词 maturity
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maturity

[ muh-choor-i-tee, -toor-, -tyoor-, -chur- ]
/ məˈtʃʊər ɪ ti, -ˈtʊər-, -ˈtyʊər-, -ˈtʃɜr- /
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noun

the state of being mature; ripeness: The fruit will reach maturity in a few days.
full development; perfected condition: maturity of judgment; to bring a plan to maturity.
Finance.
  1. the state of being due.
  2. the time when a note or bill of exchange becomes due.

Origin of maturity

1400–50; late Middle English maturite<Latin mātūritās ripeness. See mature, -ity

OTHER WORDS FROM maturity

non·ma·tu·ri·ty, nouno·ver·ma·tu·ri·ty, nounsem·i·ma·tu·ri·ty, noun

Words nearby maturity

mature bacteriophage, mature cataract, mature-onset diabetes, mature student, Maturín, maturity, maturity-onset diabetes, matutinal, MATV, maty, matzah
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British Dictionary definitions for maturity

maturity
/ (məˈtjʊərɪtɪ, -ˈtʃʊə-) /

noun

the state or quality of being mature; full development
finance
  1. the date upon which a bill of exchange, bond, note, etc, becomes due for repayment
  2. the state of a bill, note, etc, when due
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for maturity

maturity
[ mə-churĭ-tē, -tur- ]

n.

The state or quality of being fully grown or developed.
The state or quality of being mature.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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