Come Of Age

Domain	Title
Books	Turning Point: A Candidate, a State, and a Nation Come of Age (reference) The Steward: A Biblical Symbol Come of Age (reference) (more book examples)
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Photo Album: Come Of Age

Non-Fiction Usage: Come Of Age

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		Scientists who have been studying spinal cord injury for many years say that spinal cord injury research has now come of age. Because of progress in neuroscience, as well as in spinal cord injury research, researchers can test specific ideas about how changes in cells and molecules affect spinal cord injury. (references)
		Spinal cord injury research has now come of age. Because of general progress in neuroscience, as well as specific advances in spinal cord injury research, researchers can now test new ideas about how changes in molecules, cells, and their complex interactions in the living body determine the outcome of spinal cord injury. (references)
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Modern Translation: Come Of Age

Language		Translations for "come of age"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Czech		stát se plnoletým, dosáhnout zletilosti. (various references)

Finnish		tulla täysiikäiseksi. (various references)

German		mündig werden (become a major, to come of age). (various references)

Greek		ενηλικιώνομαι. (various references)

Hebrew		ל�"�'יע לפרקו (be mature), לב�'ור (grow up, mature). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		� 者 (young man come of age, young person, young servant), 一人前になる (to become fully qualified, to come of age). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		か�"じゃ (a patient, a spy, young man come of age, young person, young servant), かじゃ (young man come of age, young person, young servant), いちに�"まえになる (to become fully qualified, to come of age). (various references)

Pig Latin		omecay ofay ageay

Romanian		atinge majoratul. (various references)

Russian		созревать (mature, season). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		stasati (mature). (various references)

Spanish		alcanzar la mayoría de edad. (various references)

Turkish		reşit olmak. (various references)

Ukrainian		досягти повноліття (be of age). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Anagrams: Come Of Age

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-c-e-e-f-g-m-o-o"
	-4 letters: cameo, comae, cooee, omega.
	-5 letters: acme, agee, cafe, cage, came, coma, come, coof, face, fame, feme, foam, game, goof, mace, mage, ogam, ogee.
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Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Adolescence	Verb: come of age, come to man's estate, come to years of discretion; attain majority, assume the toga virilis; have cut one's eyeteeth, have sown one's mild oats.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	Some people think they come of age when they've been burnt by gonorrhea, but if they've been burnt by AIDS they may never come of age. Credit: National Library of Medicine.
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Definition: Come Of Age