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noun 
  1. (rfd-sense) Sphinx's riddle That part of life during which one walks on two legs.
  2. The time of life when one is expected to take responsibility for ones own actions and well-being.
The boy entered adulthood by undergoing a rite of passage.
Translations: 
  • German: Erwachsenenalter
    (trans-mid)
    (trans-bottom)
Etymology: adult + -hood


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