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English Dictionary: maturity by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
maturity
n
  1. the period of time in your life after your physical growth has stopped and you are fully developed
    Synonym(s): adulthood, maturity
  2. state of being mature; full development
    Synonym(s): maturity, matureness
    Antonym(s): immatureness, immaturity
  3. the date on which an obligation must be repaid
    Synonym(s): maturity, maturity date, due date
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Maturity \Ma*tu"ri*ty\, n. [L. maturitas: cf. F. maturit[82].]
      1. The state or quality of being mature; ripeness; full
            development; as, the maturity of corn or of grass;
            maturity of judgment; the maturity of a plan.
  
      2. Arrival of the time fixed for payment; a becoming due;
            termination of the period a note, etc., has to run.
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