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coming of age

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: 5.06 in modern English

Syllables
com-ing of age
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person's journey from childhood or adolescence to adulthood.

Uncountable

noun

A maturation; a transition from an inchoate state to a developed state.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

comings of age (plural)

Phrases

coming-of-age

Frequently Paired Words

coming-of-age

Questions

What does coming of age mean?
A person's journey from childhood or adolescence to adulthood.

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