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1) ((of a male) the state of being adult, physically (and mentally) mature etc: He died before he reached manhood.) briedums2) (manly qualities: He took her refusal to marry him as an insult to his manhood.) vīrietība* * *vīra gadi, briedums; vīriešu kārtas iedzīvotāji; vīrišķība, drosme
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mature — I UK [məˈtʃʊə(r)] / US [məˈtʃʊr] adjective ** 1) behaving in the sensible way that you would expect an adult to behave. This is usually used about children and young people He s more mature than the other boys in his class. That wasn t a very… … English dictionary
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