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majority

noun [U] (AGE)
 
 
/məˈdʒɒr.ə.ti/ US  /-ˈdʒɑː.rə.t̬i/ specialized

Definition

the age when you legally become an adult: the age of majority She will inherit her father's estate when she reaches her majority.Stages of life
(Definition of majority noun (AGE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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