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of age

come of age . Mature or develop fully, as in The school's bilingual program has finally come of age .
Old enough, according to the law, to be eligible for something, as in In this state he's not of age for buying liquor, but he may vote , or Next year Jane's coming of age and will get her driver's license . This usage was first recorded about 1430. The term under age signifies being too young to be eligible, as in It's against the law to serve alcohol to anyone under age .

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Behind that coming-of-age innocence and strong-will of Swift is an intense artistic decision.

Is behind-the-scenes duplicity, cloaked in coming-of-age business dilemma, the new norm for major-label moves?

That, coupled with him wanting it to be a coming-of-age movie, felt fresh to me.

Twenty years ago today, the ensemble coming-of-age film Dazed and Confused was released in theaters.

Weaving folklore, political drama, a coming-of-age story, and a morality tale together, Bauerdick has created an original.

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