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juvenescence

[joo-vuh-nes-uhnt]

adjective

being or becoming youthful; young.

young in appearance.

having the power to make young or youthful: a juvenescent elixir.

Origin:
1815–25; < Latin juvenēscent- (stem of juvenēscēns, present participle of juvenēscere to become youthful), equivalent to juven- young (see juvenile) + -ēscent- -escent

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ju·ve·nes·cence, noun

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juvenescence (ˌdʒuːvɪˈnɛsəns)

—n
1.	youth or immaturity
2.	the act or process of growing from childhood to youth
3.	restoration of youth; rejuvenation

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