Difference between revisions of "Dictionary:Adultivity"
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| − | ===Etymology=== | + | === Etymology === |
| − | *From the word 'adult' meaning: ''a fully developed person from maturity onward'', and the suffix ''ivity''. | + | *From the word 'adult' meaning: ''a fully developed person from maturity onward'', and the suffix -''ivity''. |
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=== Pronunciation === | === Pronunciation === | ||
| − | + | *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}} | + | *IPA UK: {{IPAc-en|'|ə|d|ʌ|l|t|ɪ|v|ɪ|ˌ|t|i}} |
| + | *Basic US: a-'''''d'''''ult-iv-i-'''t'''y | ||
| + | *Basic UK: '''''a'''''-dult-iv-iv-i-'''t'''y | ||
| − | + | === Definition === | |
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| − | ===Definition=== | ||
The state or condition of being an adult. | The state or condition of being an adult. | ||
| − | ===Usage=== | + | === 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. | ||
| + | *When he turned 18, he reached '''adultivity'''. | ||
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| + | ==== Used in ==== | ||
| + | *{{ep|Much Apu About Nothing}} | ||
| − | + | ==== Used by ==== | |
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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==== | + | ==== 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'''. | ||
[[Category:A]] | [[Category:A]] | ||
Revision as of 15:14, April 16, 2012
Contents
English
Etymology
- From the word 'adult' meaning: a fully developed person from maturity onward, and the suffix -ivity.
Pronunciation
Definition
The state or condition of being an adult.
Usage
Example uses
- 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
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.
Quotes
Kearney: Furthermore to this beer, I would also like three of your finest, cheapest cigars. Here's my ID which confirms my adultivity.
