"full-blown" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more full-blown [comparative], most full-blown [superlative]
Etymology: From full + blow (“to blossom”). Etymology templates: {{af|en|full|blow|id2=blossom|t2=to blossom}} full + blow (“to blossom”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} full-blown (comparative more full-blown, superlative most full-blown)
  1. (figurative) Completely developed or formed. Tags: figuratively Synonyms: full-fledged, full-bore Translations (completely developed or formed): voll entfaltet (German), vollendet [colloquial] (German), ausgewachsen (German), komplett (German), in piena regola (Italian), настоящий (nastojaščij) (Russian), форменный (formennyj) (Russian), tam gelişmiş (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-full-blown-en-adj-ufbyil~p Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 79 9 12 Disambiguation of 'completely developed or formed': 99 1
  2. At the peak of blossom; ripe. Translations (at the peak of blossom): in voller Blüte (German), voll aufgeblüht (German), fullt utslagen (Swedish), tamamen açılmış/açmış (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-full-blown-en-adj-WPh681UO Disambiguation of 'at the peak of blossom': 2 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Adjective

Forms: more full-blown [comparative], most full-blown [superlative]
Etymology: From full + blow (“to produce an air current”). Etymology templates: {{af|en|full|blow|t2=to produce an air current}} full + blow (“to produce an air current”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} full-blown (comparative more full-blown, superlative most full-blown)
  1. Filled with wind; puffed up. Translations (filled with wind): vollgeblasen (German), tamamen şişmiş (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-full-blown-en-adj-h1Rg2MAb
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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