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come of age
age A0136900 (āj)n.1. a. The length of time that a person or thing has existed: a man 23 years of age; wanted to know the age of the house.b. The time of life when a person becomes qualified to assume certain civil and personal rights and responsibilities, usually at 18 or 21 years; legal age: under age; of age.c. One of the stages of life: the age of adolescence; at an awkward age.d. The state of being old; old age: hair white with age.2. often Agea. A period of time marked by a distinctive characteristic, achievement, or figure: the Stone Age; the computer age; the Elizabethan Age.b. A period in the history of the earth, usually shorter than an epoch: the Ice Age.3. a. The period of history during which a person lives: a product of his age.b. A generation: ages yet unborn.4. ages Informal An extended period of time: left ages ago.v. aged, ag·ing, ag·es v.tr.1. To cause to become old or to show the signs of becoming old: The stress of the office visibly aged the president.2. To cause to mature or ripen under controlled conditions: aging wine.3. To change (the characteristics of a device) through use, especially to stabilize (an electronic device).v.intr.1. To become old or show signs of becoming old: Who doesn't want to age gracefully?2. To develop a certain quality of ripeness; become mature: cheese aging at room temperature.Phrasal Verb: age out Informal To reach an age, 18 or 21 years, for example, at which one is no longer eligible for certain special services, such as education or protection, from the state.Idiom: come of age To reach maturity.
[Middle English, from Old French aage, from Vulgar Latin *aetāticum, from Latin aetās, aetāt-, age; see aiw- in Indo-European roots.]
ag′er n.Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | come of age - reach a certain age that marks a transition to maturitygrow up - become an adult |
Translationscome of age
come of age1. To reach adulthood. Watching my daughters come of age has been the biggest joy of my life. That was the summer I came of age, and learned what real responsibility is.2. To develop or progress fully. It will take time for this program to come of age—try not to lose faith in the meantime.See also: age, come, ofcome of age 1. If something comes of age, it reaches an advanced stage of development and is accepted by a large number of people. Recycling is an issue that has come of age in Britain in the last decade.2. When someone comes of age, they become legally an adult. The company was to be held in trust for Eddie until he came of age.See also: age, come, ofcome of age 1 (of a person) reach adult status. 2 (of a movement or activity) become fully established.See also: age, come, ofˌcome of ˈage
1 reach the age when you are considered by the law to be an adult: He will inherit his father’s money when he comes of age.
2 (of an organization, etc.) become established and accepted: With more and more people now aware of environmental issues, ‘green’ politics has really come of age.See also: age, come, of come of age To reach maturity.See also: age, come, ofEncyclopediaSeeageLegalSeeAgecome of age
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