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  • person —   Kanaka, mea, kama.   Also: maka, kino; ka aka (slang); pelekona. Fig.: manu, ulua.    ♦ Distinguished person, mea hanohano, ao loa.    ♦ Beloved person, mea nui, lei hulu, lei ā ī, hulu aina ole, pua laha ole.    ♦ First person, kino mua, kino… …   English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • mature# — mature adj Mature, matured, ripe, mellow, adult, grownup are comparable if not often interchangeable because they all bear the same underlying meaning fully developed. Mature, in its basic use as applied to living things, stresses the completion… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • mature — [mə toor′, məchoor′, mətyoor′] adj. [ME < L maturus, seasonable, ripe, mature < IE base * ma , good, in good time > L Matuta, goddess of dawn] 1. a) full grown, as plants or animals b) ripe, as fruits c) fully developed, as a person, a… …   English World dictionary

  • mature student — noun A person who enters higher education later in life than is usual • • • Main Entry: ↑mature * * * mature student UK US noun [countable] [singular mature student plural …   Useful english dictionary

  • mature student — mature students N COUNT A mature student is a person who begins their studies at university or college a number of years after leaving school, so that they are older than most of the people they are studying with. [BRIT] (in AM, use adult… …   English dictionary

  • Mature minor doctrine — Family law Entering into marriag …   Wikipedia

  • mature — 1 adjective 1 SENSIBLE a child or young person who is mature behaves in a sensible and reasonable way, as you would expect an older person to behave: She s very mature for her age. | John has always shown a mature attitude to his work. opposite… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • mature — I UK [məˈtʃʊə(r)] / US [məˈtʃʊr] adjective ** 1) behaving in the sensible way that you would expect an adult to behave. This is usually used about children and young people He s more mature than the other boys in his class. That wasn t a very… …   English dictionary

  • mature — ma|ture1 [ mə tʃur ] adjective ** 1. ) behaving in the sensible way that you would expect an adult to behave. This is usually used about children and young people: He s more mature than the other boys in his class. That wasn t a very mature thing …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • mature — ma|ture1 [məˈtʃuə US ˈtʃur] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(sensible)¦ 2¦(fully grown)¦ 3¦(wine/cheese etc)¦ 4¦(older)¦ 5¦(novel/painting etc)¦ 6 on mature reflection/consideration 7¦(financial)¦ 8 mature market/industry ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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