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Definition of: adult
(ə·dult′, ad′ult) noun
1. A person who has attained the age of maturity or legal majority.
2. Biol. A fully developed animal or plant.
—adjective
1. Grown-up; full-grown: an adult person.
2. Of or for grown-up persons: adult behavior, adult education.
3. Pertaining to or of a sexual nature. [<L adultus, pp. of adolescere grow up < ad- to + alescere grow. Related to ADOLESCENT.]
—a·dult′ness noun
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