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adolescence

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ad⋅o⋅les⋅cence

  [ad-l-es-uhns]
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–noun
1. the transitional period between puberty and adulthood in human development, extending mainly over the teen years and terminating legally when the age of majority is reached; youth.
2. the process or state of growing to maturity.
3. a period or stage of development, as of a society, preceding maturity.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME < MF < L adolēscentia. See adolescent, -ence
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ad·o·les·cence   (ād'l-ěs'əns)   
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.

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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: ad·o·les·cence
Pronunciation: "ad-&l-'es-&n(t)s
Function: noun
1 : the state orprocess of growing up
2 : the period of life from puberty to maturity terminating legally at the age of majority
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

adolescence ad·o·les·cence (ād'l-ěs'əns)
n.
The period of physical and psychological development from the onset of puberty to complete growth and maturity.

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