Meaning of coming of age | Babel Free
Definitions
- A person's journey from childhood or adolescence to adulthood.
- A maturation; a transition from an inchoate state to a developed state.
Equivalents
Deutsch
Erwachsenwerden
Français
passage à l'âge adulte
Português
amadurecimento
Русский
переходный возраст
Svenska
mognad
Examples
“Reasoning of this sort⟳ presumes that a significant group in the population has become⟳ aware not only of its own⟳ existence, but of its rights and power. The riot, I can't help⟳ feeling, marks a kind of political coming of age for homosexuals in San Francisco and, vicariously, throughout, the country.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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