- coming of age
- .coming of 'agen [singular]the point in a young person's life, usually the age of 18 or 21, at which their society considers them to be an adult
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coming of age — noun singular 1. ) the age at which someone is legally considered an adult 2. ) the point at which something is considered to have developed completely: the country s coming of age as an industrial and financial power … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
coming-of-age — [kum΄iŋ əv āj′] n. the act or an instance of reaching maturity: often used attributively * * * … Universalium
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Coming of age — For other uses, see Coming of Age (disambiguation). Coming of age is a young person s transition from childhood to adulthood. The age at which this transition takes place varies in society, as does the nature of the transition.[1] It can be a… … Wikipedia
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coming of age — 1) N SING: with supp When something reaches an important stage of development and is accepted by a large number of people, you can refer to this as its coming of age. ...postwar Germany s final coming of age as an independent sovereign state. 2)… … English dictionary
coming of age — n [usu sing] a person’s 18th birthday, when he or she becomes legally an adult. At 18, a person can also vote in elections and get married without the agreement of his or her parents (though in Scotland people can get married at 16 without such… … Universalium
Coming-of-age — Heranwachsender ist in Deutschland nach § 1 Abs. 2 Jugendgerichtsgesetz (JGG) jede Person, die das 18. Lebensjahr, aber noch nicht das 21. Lebensjahr vollendet hat. Neben der gesetzlichen Situation stellt die Zeit des Heranwachsens, die man auch… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Coming of age — Heranwachsender ist in Deutschland nach § 1 Abs. 2 Jugendgerichtsgesetz (JGG) jede Person, die das 18. Lebensjahr, aber noch nicht das 21. Lebensjahr vollendet hat. Neben der gesetzlichen Situation stellt die Zeit des Heranwachsens, die man auch… … Deutsch Wikipedia
