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a·dult

(ə-dŭlt′, ăd′ŭlt)

1. One who has attained maturity or legal age.

2. Biology A fully grown, mature organism.

adj.

1. Fully developed and mature.

2. Relating to, intended for, or befitting adults: adult education.

3. Containing or dealing in explicitly sexual material; pornographic: adult movies.

[From Latin adultus, past participle of adolēscere, to grow up; see adolescent.]

a·dult′hood′ n.

a·dult′ness n.

adultness

(əˈdʌltnəs; ˈædʌltnəs)

the state or quality of being an adult; an impression of maturity

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Take at least 20 minutes each day to peel back all of your adultness, explore with your kids, and celebrate what you discover together.

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The most various Simpson index among different ages of PM allocate to oldness, adultness, middle-agedness, and youngness (for herbal layer) and oldness, adultness, youngness, and middle-agedness, respectively, (for regeneration layer) in accordance with different plant species (Table 3).

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Ben Harris, business development director at design agency Anthem Worldwide, said it would be interesting to see how the launch would "bring a premium adultness to an arena that has previously been focused on kids treats, licensed brands and own label.