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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Full \Full\ (f[.u]l), a. [Compar. Fuller (f[.u]l"[~e]r);
     superl. Fullest.] [OE. & AS. ful; akin to OS. ful, D. vol,
     OHG. fol, G. voll, Icel. fullr, Sw. full, Dan. fuld, Goth.
     fulls, L. plenus, Gr. plh`rhs, Skr. p[=u][.r]na full, pr[=a]
     to fill, also to Gr. poly`s much, E. poly-, pref., G. viel,
     AS. fela. [root]80. Cf. Complete, Fill, Plenary,
     Plenty.]
     1. Filled up, having within its limits all that it can
        contain; supplied; not empty or vacant; -- said primarily
        of hollow vessels, and hence of anything else; as, a cup
        full of water; a house full of people.
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              Had the throne been full, their meeting would not
              have been regular.                    --Blackstone.
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     2. Abundantly furnished or provided; sufficient in quantity,
        quality, or degree; copious; plenteous; ample; adequate;
        as, a full meal; a full supply; a full voice; a full
        compensation; a house full of furniture.
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     3. Not wanting in any essential quality; complete; entire;
        perfect; adequate; as, a full narrative; a person of full
        age; a full stop; a full face; the full moon.
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              It came to pass, at the end of two full years, that
              Pharaoh
              dreamed.                              --Gen. xii. 1.
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              The man commands
              Like a full soldier.                  --Shak.
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              I can not
              Request a fuller satisfaction
              Than you have freely granted.         --Ford.
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     4. Sated; surfeited.
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              I am full of the burnt offerings of rams. --Is. i.
                                                    11.
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     5. Having the mind filled with ideas; stocked with knowledge;
        stored with information.
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              Reading maketh a full man.            --Bacon.
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     6. Having the attention, thoughts, etc., absorbed in any
        matter, and the feelings more or less excited by it, as,
        to be full of some project.
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              Every one is full of the miracles done by cold baths
              on decayed and weak constitutions.    --Locke.
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     7. Filled with emotions.
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              The heart is so full that a drop overfills it.
                                                    --Lowell.
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     8. Impregnated; made pregnant. [Obs.]
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              Ilia, the fair, . . . full of Mars.   --Dryden.
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     At full, when full or complete. --Shak.
  
     Full age (Law) the age at which one attains full personal
        rights; majority; -- in England and the United States the
        age of 21 years. --Abbott.
  
     Full and by (Naut.), sailing closehauled, having all the
        sails full, and lying as near the wind as poesible.
  
     Full band (Mus.), a band in which all the instruments are
        employed.
  
     Full binding, the binding of a book when made wholly of
        leather, as distinguished from half binding.
  
     Full bottom, a kind of wig full and large at the bottom.
  
     Full brother or Full sister, a brother or sister having
        the same parents as another.
  
     Full cry (Hunting), eager chase; -- said of hounds that
        have caught the scent, and give tongue together.
  
     Full dress, the dress prescribed by authority or by
        etiquette to be worn on occasions of ceremony.
  
     Full hand (Poker), three of a kind and a pair.
  
     Full moon.
        (a) The moon with its whole disk illuminated, as when
            opposite to the sun.
        (b) The time when the moon is full.
  
     Full organ (Mus.), the organ when all or most stops are
        out.
  
     Full score (Mus.), a score in which all the parts for
        voices and instruments are given.
  
     Full sea, high water.
  
     Full swing, free course; unrestrained liberty; ``Leaving
        corrupt nature to . . . the full swing and freedom of its
        own extravagant actings.'' South (Colloq.)
  
     In full, at length; uncontracted; unabridged; written out
        in words, and not indicated by figures.
  
     In full blast. See under Blast.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Full \Full\, a. [Compar. Fuller; superl. Fullest.] [OE. &
     AS. ful; akin to OS. ful, D. vol, OHG. fol, G. voll, Icel.
     fullr, Sw. full, Dan. fuld, Goth. fulls, L. plenus, Gr. ?,
     Skr. p?rna full, pr? to fill, also to Gr. ? much, E. poly-,
     pref., G. viel, AS. fela. [root]80. Cf. Complete, Fill,
     Plenary, Plenty.]
     1. Filled up, having within its limits all that it can
        contain; supplied; not empty or vacant; -- said primarily
        of hollow vessels, and hence of anything else; as, a cup
        full of water; a house full of people.
  
              Had the throne been full, their meeting would not
              have been regular.                    --Blackstone.
  
     2. Abundantly furnished or provided; sufficient in. quantity,
        quality, or degree; copious; plenteous; ample; adequate;
        as, a full meal; a full supply; a full voice; a full
        compensation; a house full of furniture.
  
     3. Not wanting in any essential quality; complete, entire;
        perfect; adequate; as, a full narrative; a person of full
        age; a full stop; a full face; the full moon.
  
              It came to pass, at the end of two full years, that
              Pharaoh dreamed.                      --Gen. xii. 1.
  
              The man commands Like a full soldier. --Shak.
  
              I can not Request a fuller satisfaction Than you
              have freely granted.                  --Ford.
  
     4. Sated; surfeited.
  
              I am full of the burnt offerings of rams. --Is. i.
                                                    11.
  
     5. Having the mind filled with ideas; stocked with knowledge;
        stored with information.
  
              Reading maketh a full man.            --Bacon.
  
     6. Having the attention, thoughts, etc., absorbed in any
        matter, and the feelings more or less excited by it, as,
        to be full of some project.
  
              Every one is full of the miracles done by cold baths
              on decayed and weak constitutions.    --Locke.
  
     7. Filled with emotions.
  
              The heart is so full that a drop overfills it.
                                                    --Lowell.
  
     8. Impregnated; made pregnant. [Obs.]
  
              Ilia, the fair, . . . full of Mars.   --Dryden.
  
     At full, when full or complete. --Shak.
  
     Full age (Law) the age at which one attains full personal
        rights; majority; -- in England and the United States the
        age of 21 years. --Abbott.
  
     Full and by (Naut.), sailing closehauled, having all the
        sails full, and lying as near the wind as poesible.
  
     Full band (Mus.), a band in which all the instruments are
        employed.
  
     Full binding, the binding of a book when made wholly of
        leather, as distinguished from half binding.
  
     Full bottom, a kind of wig full and large at the bottom.
  
     Full brother or sister, a brother or sister having the
        same parents as another.
  
     Full cry (Hunting), eager chase; -- said of hounds that
        have caught the scent, and give tongue together.
  
     Full dress, the dress prescribed by authority or by
        etiquette to be worn on occasions of ceremony.
  
     Full hand (Poker), three of a kind and a pair.
  
     Full moon.
        (a) The moon with its whole disk illuminated, as when
            opposite to the sun.
        (b) The time when the moon is full.
  
     Full organ (Mus.), the organ when all or most stops are
        out.
  
     Full score (Mus.), a score in which all the parts for
        voices and instruments are given.
  
     Full sea, high water.
  
     Full swing, free course; unrestrained liberty; ``Leaving
        corrupt nature to . . . the full swing and freedom of its
        own extravagant actings.'' South (Colloq.)
  
     In full, at length; uncontracted; unabridged; written out
        in words, and not indicated by figures.
  
     In full blast. See under Blast.

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  full age /fˈʊl ˈeɪdʒ/
  Volljährigkeit , Mündigkeit  [adm.]
     Synonym: majority
  
   see: on coming of age, Majority is reached upon completion of the 18th year.
  

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  full age /fˈʊl ˈeɪdʒ/
  punoljetni

From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) :   [ bouvier ]

  FULL AGE. A. person is said to have full age at twenty-one years, whether 
  the person be a man or woman. See Age. 
  
  

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