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maturity

 

  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Maturity  \Ma*tu"ri*ty\,  n.  [L.  maturitas:  cf  F.  maturit['e].] 
  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. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  maturity 
  n  1:  the  period  of  time  in  your  life  after  your  physical  growth 
  has  stopped  and  you  are  fully  developed  [syn:  {adulthood}] 
  2:  state  of  being  mature;  full  development  [syn:  {matureness}] 
  [ant:  {immaturity}] 
  3:  the  date  on  which  a  financial  obligation  must  be  repaid 
  [syn:  {maturity  date},  {due  date}]




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