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/aˈðulto/
Translation
adult, grown-up
Word origin
From Latin adultus ('grown up'), the past participle of adolescere ('to grow up, to mature'), from ad plus alescere ('to grow'). The same verb gives English 'adult' and 'adolescent'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- adultus
- English cognates
- adult, adolescent
Grammar
Examples
apta , .
This film is not suitable for minors, only for adults.
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As an adult he understood what his father had done for him.
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Adults pay for a ticket, children get in free.
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You are an adult now and must make your own decisions.
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The course is designed for adults starting from scratch.
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