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attain majority — become an adult … English contemporary dictionary
majority — n. number greater than half (AE); greater number (BE) 1) to get, receive a majority 2) to have, hold a majority (the Democrats have a slim majority in the House) 3) a bare, narrow, slim, small; clear; large; overwhelming, vast majority 4) an… … Combinatory dictionary
majority — /meuh jawr i tee, jor /, n., pl. majorities. 1. the greater part or number; the number larger than half the total (opposed to minority): the majority of the population. 2. a number of voters or votes, jurors, or others in agreement, constituting… … Universalium
majority — ma•jor•i•ty [[t]məˈdʒɔr ɪ ti, ˈdʒɒr [/t]] n. pl. ties 1) the greater part or number; a number larger than half the total 2) the amount by which the greater number surpasses the remainder (disting. from plurality) 3) gov the party or faction with… … From formal English to slang
Indian Majority Act — The Indian Majority Act of 1875 states that every person domiciled in India shall attain the age of majority on completion of 18 years and not before. Unless a particular personal law specifies otherwise, every person domiciled in India is deemed … Wikipedia
Age of majority — Legal age redirects here. For other uses, see Legal age (disambiguation). The age of majority is the threshold of adulthood as it is conceptualized (and recognized or declared) in law. It is the chronological moment when minors cease to legally… … Wikipedia
Adolescence — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Adolescence >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 adolescence adolescence pubescence majority Sgm: N 1 adultism adultism Sgm: N 1 adultness adultness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 manhood manhood virility … English dictionary for students
mature — ma·ture /mə tu̇r, chu̇r/ vb ma·tured, ma·tur·ing vt: to bring to maturity a policy matured by the death of the insured vi: to become due, payable, or enforceable; specif: to entitle one to immediate enjoyment of benefits her pension right matured … Law dictionary
develop — Synonyms and related words: accrue, accumulate, achieve, acquire, actualize, add to, advance, affect, age, aggrandize, ameliorate, amend, amplify, appear, appreciate, apprentice, arise, attain, attain majority, attend, augment, balloon, bare,… … Moby Thesaurus
mature — [adj] adult, grown up complete, cultivated, cultured, developed, fit, full blown, full fledged, full grown, fully grown, grown, in full bloom, in one’s prime, matured, mellow, mellowed, of age, perfected, prepared, prime, ready, ripe, ripened,… … New thesaurus
