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ripeness |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Ripeness \Ripe"ness\, n. [AS. r[=i]pness.] The state or quality of being ripe; maturity;; completeness; perfection; as the ripeness of grain; ripeness of manhood; ripeness of judgment. Time, which made them their fame outlive, To Cowley scarce did ripeness give --Denham. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: ripeness n : the state of being ripe [ant: {greenness}]
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