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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (2)

1. (of a bird) having reached full development with fully grown adult plumage; ready to fly;
[syn: full-fledged, fully fledged]

2. (of persons, e.g.) having gained full status;
- Example: "a full-fledged lawyer"
- Example: "by the age of seventeen I was a full-fledged atheist"
- Example: "sees itself as a fully fledged rival party"
[syn: full-fledged, fully fledged]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

full-fledged \full-fledged\ adj.
   1. having reached full development with fully grown adult
      plumage; ready to fly; -- of a bird. fledgling

   Syn: fully fledged.
        [WordNet 1.5]

   2. having gained full status; -- of persons in respect to
      human roles; as, a full-fledged lawyer; by the age of
      seventeen I was a full-fledged atheist.

   Syn: fully fledged.
        [WordNet 1.5]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

full-fledged
    adj 1: (of a bird) having reached full development with fully
           grown adult plumage; ready to fly [syn: full-fledged,
           fully fledged]
    2: (of persons, e.g.) having gained full status; "a full-fledged
       lawyer"; "by the age of seventeen I was a full-fledged
       atheist"; "sees itself as a fully fledged rival party" [syn:
       full-fledged, fully fledged]