"of age" meaning in All languages combined

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Prepositional phrase [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} of age, {{en-PP}} of age
  1. Old enough to be considered an adult (in law, or by society generally). Translations (old enough to be considered an adult): راشِد (rāšid) (Arabic), паўнале́тні (paŭnaljétni) (Belarusian), major d'edat [feminine, masculine] (Catalan), 成年的 (chéngnián de) (Chinese Mandarin), 成年人 (chéngniánrén) (Chinese Mandarin), 成年者 (chéngniánzhě) (Chinese Mandarin), plnoletý (Czech), myndig (Danish), meerderjarig (Dutch), volwassen (Dutch), täysi-ikäinen (Finnish), majeur (French), სრულწლოვანი (srulc̣lovani) (Georgian), ზრდასრული (zrdasruli) (Georgian), მოწიფული (moc̣ipuli) (Georgian), volljährig (German), mündig (German), nagykorú (Hungarian), täysiälliin (Ingrian), maggiorenne (Italian), 成年者 (seinensha) (alt: せいねんしゃ) (Japanese), myndig (Norwegian), pełnoletni (Polish), maior (Portuguese), совершенноле́тний (soveršennolétnij) (Russian), mayor de edad (Spanish), myndig (Swedish), повнолі́тній (povnolítnij) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-of_age-en-prep_phrase-qBEY1ucH Disambiguation of 'old enough to be considered an adult': 94 6
  2. (formal, idiomatic, law, usually literary) Having existed for a certain period of time; used in referring to a person's age. Tags: formal, idiomatic, literary, usually Categories (topical): Law, Age Derived forms: come of age
    Sense id: en-of_age-en-prep_phrase-uJVy-rQ1 Disambiguation of Age: 8 92 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Belarusian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Ingrian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 97 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 4 96 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 94 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 97 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 8 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Belarusian translations: 6 94 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 5 95 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 5 95 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 6 94 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 5 95 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 6 94 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 5 95 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 8 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Ingrian translations: 8 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 4 96 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 4 96 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 7 93 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 6 94 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 7 93 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 8 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 4 96 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 3 97 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 9 91 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 9 91 Topics: law
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      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "soveršennolétnij",
      "sense": "old enough to be considered an adult",
      "word": "совершенноле́тний"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "old enough to be considered an adult",
      "word": "mayor de edad"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "old enough to be considered an adult",
      "word": "myndig"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "povnolítnij",
      "sense": "old enough to be considered an adult",
      "word": "повнолі́тній"
    }
  ],
  "word": "of age"
}

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