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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Maturation

/măchˌ-ẽr-āsh'-ən/ · Mat·u·ra·tion · IPA /mˌætʃərˈeɪʃən/
01 n. The process of bringing, or of coming, to maturity; hence, specifically, the process of suppurating perfectly; the formation of pus or matter.
  1. 1.
    The process of bringing, or of coming, to maturity; hence, specifically, the process of suppurating perfectly; the formation of pus or matter.