COME OF AGE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does come of age mean? 

• COME OF AGE (verb)
  The verb COME OF AGE has 1 sense:

1. reach a certain age that marks a transition to maturity

  Familiarity information: COME OF AGE used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• COME OF AGE (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Reach a certain age that marks a transition to maturity

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "come of age" is one way to...):

grow up (become an adult)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Sentence example:

Sam and Sue come of age