preadolescent

[pree-ad-l-es-uhnt]

pre·ad·o·les·cent

[pree-ad-l-es-uhnt]
adjective
1.
of or pertaining to preadolescence or a preadolescent.
noun
2.
a person who is in the preadolescent years.

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Preadolescent has a plethora of syllables.
So is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis. Does it mean:
an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language.
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).

Origin:
1905–10; pre- + adolescent
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preadolescent (ˌpriːædəˈlɛsənt)
 
n
1.  a person who has not yet reached adolescence
 
adj
2.  of or relating to the period before adolescence

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