come of age
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Verb
[edit]come of age (third-person singular simple present comes of age, present participle coming of age, simple past came of age, past participle come of age)
- (idiomatic) To reach a specific age where one is legally considered to be an adult.
- (idiomatic, by extension) To mature, or become fully developed.
- 2008, BioWare, Mass Effect, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Profile Codex entry:
- Eager to find a better life, you joined the Alliance military when you came of age. You volunteered for an expedition to Akuze: a lush world on the outskirts of Alliance space that had suddenly dropped out of contact.
Translations
[edit]reach a specific age where one is legally considered to be an adult
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mature, or become fully developed
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