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  • 51mature — 1. Ripe; fully developed. 2. To ripen; to become fully developed. [L. maturus, ripe] * * * ma·ture mə t(y)u̇(ə)ralso chu̇(ə)r adj, ma·tur·er; est 1) having completed natural growth and development <a mature ovary> 2) having undergone… …

    Medical dictionary

  • 52mature student — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms mature student : singular mature student plural mature students British someone who begins studying at a college or university after they are 25 years old …

    English dictionary

  • 53MÂTURE — n. f. Ensemble des mâts d’un bâtiment. Il désigne aussi le Bois propre à faire des mâts. Il signifie encore l’Art de mâter les bâtiments. Il désigne aussi l’Atelier et les magasins établis pour confectionner, réparer, conserver les mâts et les… …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

  • 54mature standard — baigtinis standartas statusas Aprobuotas sritis Gynyba apibrėžtis Standartas, nuo parengtinio standarto stadijos pasiekęs aukštesnę raidos stadiją ir parengtas diegti. atitikmenys: angl. mature standard pranc. norme mature šaltinis NATO… …

    Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • 55mature — /mə tʃυə/ adjective ♦ mature economy a fully developed economy ■ verb to become due ♦ bills which mature in three weeks’ time bills which will be due for payment in three weeks …

    Marketing dictionary in english

  • 56mature — /mə tjυə/ adjective ♦ mature economy a fully developed economy ■ verb to become due ♦ bills which mature in three weeks’ time bills which will be due for payment in three weeks …

    Dictionary of banking and finance

  • 57mature — developed developed adj. 1. being changed over time so as to be e.g. stronger or more complete or more useful; as, the developed qualities of the Hellenic outlook; the state s well developed industries. Oppositre of {undeveloped}. [Narrower terms …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 58Mature market — A market is mature when it has reached a state of equilibrium. A market is considered to be in a state of equilibrium when there is an absence of significant growth, or a lack of innovation. http://www.investorwords.com/3016/mature market.html… …

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  • 59Mature, Victor — ▪ 2000 “The Hunk”        American actor (b. Jan. 29, 1916, Louisville, Ky. d. Aug. 4, San Diego, Calif.), was a matinee idol of the 1940s and 50s whose most memorable roles found him bare chested and exposing his muscular physique. After… …

    Universalium

  • 60mature — [15] ‘Earliness’ is the etymological notion underlying the word mature. It goes back ultimately to a pre Latin base *mātu , which produced the Latin adjective mātūrus ‘timely, early’, direct source of the English word (in Old French mātūrus… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins