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   maturation

   /ˌmatʃʊˈreɪʃn/

   noun

   • 1. the action or process of maturing: "sexual maturation"
   • ▪ the process by which wine or other fermented drinks become ready for drinking: "white wines generally need less maturation than reds"
   • ▪ the ripening of fruit: "pod maturation"
   • ▪ the development of functional ova or sperm cells.
   • 2. the formation of pus in a boil, abscess, etc.

   Word Origin late Middle English (denoting the formation of pus): from medieval Latin maturatio(n-), from Latin maturare (see mature).

   Derivatives

   • 1. maturational adjective
   • 2. maturative adjective

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