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koroheketanga

1. (noun) old age, maturity.

He tika anō he tamariki koutou: otirā e whanatu ana ki te poutūmārōtanga o te tangata, e wehe mai ai te taitamatanga, e tuku atu ai ki te koroheketanga (TP 1/1/1901:6). / It is correct that you are all young, but you are approaching the prime of life, leaving your youthfulness and entering maturity.

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Synonyms: mātāpūpututanga, kaumātuatanga, rāroa, ruahinetanga, pēperekōutanga, hirinaki, ngā taru o Tura

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