"matoor" meaning in English

See matoor in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more matoor [comparative], most matoor [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} matoor (comparative more matoor, superlative most matoor)
  1. Pronunciation spelling of mature. Tags: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling Alternative form of: mature
    Sense id: en-matoor-en-adj-A0Yq6~rA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pronunciation spellings

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          "ref": "2015, Robert Christgau, Going Into the City: Portrait of a Critic as a Young Man, New York, N.Y.: Dey St., page 197",
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