come of age

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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)

  1. (idiomatic) To reach a specific age where one is legally considered to be an adult.
  2. (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.

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