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Difference between revisions of "Dictionary:Adultivity"

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==English==
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== English ==
===Etymology===
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=== Etymology ===
*From the word 'adult' meaning: ''a fully developed person from maturity onward'', and the suffix ''ivity''.
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*From the word 'adult' meaning: ''a fully developed person from maturity onward'', and the suffix -''ivity''.
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=== Pronunciation ===
 
=== Pronunciation ===
==== US ====
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*IPA US: {{IPAc-en|ə|'|d|ʌ|l|t|ɪ|v|ɪ|ˌ|t|i}}
{{IPAc-en|ə|'|d|ʌ|l|t|ɪ|v|ɪ|ˌ|t|i}}
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*IPA UK: {{IPAc-en|'|ə|d|ʌ|l|t|ɪ|v|ɪ|ˌ|t|i}}
 
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*Basic US: a-'''''d'''''ult-iv-i-'''t'''y
==== UK ====
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*Basic UK: '''''a'''''-dult-iv-iv-i-'''t'''y
{{IPAc-en|'|ə|d|ʌ|l|t|ɪ|v|ɪ|ˌ|t|i}}
 
  
===Definition===
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=== Definition ===
 
The state or condition of being an adult.
 
The state or condition of being an adult.
  
===Usage===
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=== Usage ===
 
==== Example uses ====
 
==== Example uses ====
 
*Without '''adultivity''', you can't buy cigarettes.
 
*Without '''adultivity''', you can't buy cigarettes.
 
*His '''adultivity''' was questionable, as he was very short.
 
*His '''adultivity''' was questionable, as he was very short.
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*When he turned 18, he reached '''adultivity'''.
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==== Used in ====
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*{{ep|Much Apu About Nothing}}
  
====Used in====
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==== Used by ====
*"[[Much Apu About Nothing]]"
 
====Used by====
 
 
Kearney - he believes that his fake "Charles Norwood" ID will confirm this for him, thus allowing him to buy beer and cheap cigars.
 
Kearney - he believes that his fake "Charles Norwood" ID will confirm this for him, thus allowing him to buy beer and cheap cigars.
  
====Quotes====
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==== Quotes ====
 
'''Kearney''': Furthermore to this beer, I would also like three of your finest, cheapest cigars. Here's my ID which confirms my '''adultivity'''.
 
'''Kearney''': Furthermore to this beer, I would also like three of your finest, cheapest cigars. Here's my ID which confirms my '''adultivity'''.
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{{Dictionary}}
  
 
[[Category:A]]
 
[[Category:A]]

Latest revision as of 08:07, March 5, 2020

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

  • From the word 'adult' meaning: a fully developed person from maturity onward, and the suffix -ivity.

Pronunciation[edit]

Definition[edit]

The state or condition of being an adult.

Usage[edit]

Example uses[edit]

  • Without adultivity, you can't buy cigarettes.
  • His adultivity was questionable, as he was very short.
  • When he turned 18, he reached adultivity.

Used in[edit]

Used by[edit]

Kearney - he believes that his fake "Charles Norwood" ID will confirm this for him, thus allowing him to buy beer and cheap cigars.

Quotes[edit]

Kearney: Furthermore to this beer, I would also like three of your finest, cheapest cigars. Here's my ID which confirms my adultivity.