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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Adult \A*dult"\, n. A person, animal, or plant grown to full size and strength; one who has reached maturity. 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: adult adj : (of animals) fully developed; "an adult animal"; "a grown woman" [syn: {big}, {full-grown}, {fully grown}, {grown}, {grownup}] n 1: a fully developed person from maturity onward [syn: {grownup}] [ant: {juvenile}] 2: any mature animal
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