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Adolescence

see synonyms of adolescence

Noun

1. adolescence

the time period between the beginning of puberty and adulthood

2. adolescence

in the state that someone is in between puberty and adulthood

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Adolescence

see synonyms of adolescence
noun
the period in human development that occurs between the beginning of puberty and adulthood

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Adolescence

see synonyms of adolescence
noun
1. 
the state or quality of being adolescent
2. 
the time of life between puberty and maturity; youth

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Adolescence

see synonyms of adolescence
n.
1. The period of physical and psychological development from the onset of puberty to adulthood.
2. A similar period in nonhuman animals, ending at sexual maturity.
3. A transitional period of development between an initial or early phase and an established or mature phase: the adolescence of a nation.

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