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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

MATU'RITY
MAT'UTINAL
MAT'UTINE, a. [L. matutinus.] Pertaining to the morning.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: the period of time in your life after your physical growth has stopped and you are fully developed [syn: adulthood, maturity]
2: state of being mature; full development [syn: maturity, matureness] [ant: immatureness, immaturity]
3: the date on which an obligation must be repaid [syn: maturity, maturity date, due date]

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 15th century 1. the quality or state of being mature; especially full development 2. termination of the period that an obligation has to run

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(maturities) 1. Maturity is the state of being fully developed or adult. Humans experience a delayed maturity; we arrive at all stages of life later than other mammals. 2. Someone's maturity is their quality of being fully developed in their personality and emotional behaviour. Her speech showed great maturity and humanity... 3. When an investment such as a savings policy or pension plan reaches maturity, it reaches the stage when you stop paying money and the company pays you back the money you have saved, and the interest your money has earned. (BUSINESS) Customers are told what their policies will be worth on maturity... N-VAR

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. 1. Completion, ripeness, perfection, matureness. 2. Time of being due (said of a promissory note, etc.).

Moby Thesaurus

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