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adolescence
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ad·o·les·cence  (dl-sns)
n.
1. The period of physical and psychological development from the onset of puberty to maturity.
2. A transitional period of development between youth and maturity: the adolescence of a nation.

adolescence [ˌædəˈlɛsəns]
n
the period in human development that occurs between the beginning of puberty and adulthood
[via Old French from Latin adolēscentia, from adolēscere to grow up, from alēscere to grow, from alēre to feed, nourish]

adolescence  (dl-sns)
The period of physical and psychological development from puberty to the onset of adulthood.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.adolescenceadolescence - the time period between the beginning of puberty and adulthood
time of life - a period of time during which a person is normally in a particular life state
genital phase, genital stage - (psychoanalysis) the fifth sexual and social stage in a person's development occurring during adolescence; interest focuses on sexual activity
youth - the time of life between childhood and maturity
puberty, pubescence - the time of life when sex glands become functional
2.adolescenceadolescence - in the state that someone is in between puberty and adulthood
immatureness, immaturity - not having reached maturity

adolescence
noun teens, youth, minority, boyhood, girlhood, juvenescence Some young people suddenly become tongue-tied in early adolescence.
Translations
adolescence [ˌædəʊˈlesns] Nadolescencia f

adolescence [ˌædəˈlɛsəns] nadolescence f

adolescence
nJugend f; (= puberty)Pubertät f, → Adoleszenz f (form); the problems of adolescencePubertätsprobleme pl; in his late adolescencein seiner späteren Jugend

adolescence [ˌædəʊˈlɛsns] nadolescenza

adolescence سِن المراهقة dospívání pubertet Jugendalter εφηβεία adolescencia murrosikä adolescence mladost adolescenza 思春期 사춘기 puberteit pubertet wiek dojrzewania adolescência юность ungdom ช่วงวัยรุ่น ergenlik tuổi thiếu niên 青春期


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