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mature student

British  

noun

  1. a student at a college or university who has passed the usual age for formal education

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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“A mature adult with no mental health issues or substance abuse issues or other complicating issues is not going to be seen as an endangered missing,” he added.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2024

After birth, heart muscle cells undergo extensive changes to become fully mature adult cells, altering their form, function and physiology.

From Science Daily • Dec. 18, 2023

And also, unfortunately, you don't come into the world as a fully emotionally mature adult.

From Salon • Oct. 1, 2023

The lamb’s cloning was the first time scientists were able to coax a mature adult cell into behaving like a cell from a newly fertilized embryo in order to create a genetically identical animal.

From Washington Times • Sep. 11, 2023

After all, he was a mature adult; they were still children.

From Adolescents Only by Cox, Irving E.

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