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maturation

noun
🔊/ˌmætʃuˈreɪʃn/
🔊/ˌmætʃuˈreɪʃn/
[uncountable] (formal)
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  1. the process of becoming or being made mature成熟过程；成熟 (= ready to eat or drink after being left for a period of time)
  2. the process of becoming adult成年过程；长大成人Topics Life stagesc2
    3. Word Originlate Middle English (denoting the formation of pus): from medieval Latin maturatio(n-), from Latin maturare, from maturus ‘timely, ripe’.