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mature
Adjective
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Someone is mature if they act like an adult.
You're not mature enough to do this job.
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A living thing is mature if it has stopped growing physically.
A mature female is about 30kg.
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Some kinds of food, such as wine, cheese, or fruit are mature when they are ready to eat or drink.
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A mature person is older.
Colleges are accepting more mature students and fewer kids out of high school.
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If something is mature, it is fully developed.
Television is a mature technology.
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If movies, books, etc. are mature, they are meant for adults because they contain violence, sex, etc.
mature
Verb
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If something matures, it becomes fully developed.
Along the way she has also matured into a beautiful young woman.
These problems have been solved as the technology has matured.
technology
Noun
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Technology is the tools, equipment, and activities that come from scientific knowledge.
Modern technology such as computers, robots, and wireless communications, can reduce the cost of doing business. (can make the cost smaller.)
The 1800s saw a gradual development (growth in small steps) of new technologies in farming and transportation.