Hypernyms for "maturation"
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amelogenesis
angiogenesis
anthesis
apposition
auxesis
blossoming
caenogenesis
cainogenesis
cenogenesis
cohesion
cultivation
culture
cytogenesis
cytogeny
dentition
efflorescence
florescence
flowering
foliation
fructification
gametogenesis
germination
habit
inflorescence
infructescence
intussusception
juvenescence
kainogenesis
kenogenesis
leafing
life cycle
masculinisation
masculinization
morphogenesis
myelinisation
myelinization
neurogenesis
odontiasis
palingenesis
proliferation
psychogenesis
psychomotor development
psychosexual development
recapitulation
rooting
sprouting
suppression
teething
teratogenesis
vegetation
virilisation
virilization
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.