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Definition of Adolescence
1. Noun. The time period between the beginning of puberty and adulthood.
Terms within: Genital Phase, Genital Stage, Puberty, Pubescence
Group relationships: Youth
Derivative terms: Adolesce, Adolescent, Adolescent
2. Noun. In the state that someone is in between puberty and adulthood.
Definition of Adolescence
1. n. The state of growing up from childhood to manhood or womanhood; youth, or the period of life between puberty and maturity, generally considered to be, in the male sex, from fourteen to twenty-one. Sometimes used with reference to the lower animals.
Definition of Adolescence
1. Noun. The transitional period of physical and psychological development between childhood and maturity. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Adolescence
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Medical Definition of Adolescence
1. The state of growing up from childhood to manhood or womanhood; youth, or the period of life between puberty and maturity, generally considered to be, in the male sex, from fourteen to twenty-one. Sometimes used with reference to the lower animals. Origin: Fr, fr. L. Adolescentia. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Adolescence
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