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Mature vs Mater - What's the difference?

mature | mater |

As nouns the difference between mature and mater

is that mature is masts (of a ship) while mater is .

mature

English

Adjective

(en-adj)
  • Fully developed; grown up in terms of physical appearance, behaviour or thinking; ripe.
    • She is quite mature for her age.
  • Profound; careful.
    • The headmaster decided to expel the boy after a mature consideration.
  • (obsolete) Come to, or in a state of, completed suppuration.

    • Antonyms

    * (grown up) childish, immature * (profound) superficial

    Verb

  • To become mature; to ripen.
  • To gain experience or wisdom with age.
  • (finance) To reach the date when payment is due

    • Derived terms

    * mature up

    Related terms

    * matureness * maturity ----

    mater

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) , partly via'' late-(etyl) matere.“ mater, ''n. ” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary (draft revision; March 2009)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • Mother.
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    • Etymology 2

    “ mater, n. ” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary (draft entry; March 2001)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (biology) Someone or something that mates.

    • References

    Anagrams

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