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adolescence

ado·les·cence

UK/ˌɛdəˈlesəns/ US/ˌædəˈlɛsəns/ uncommon

noun

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in the state that someone is in between puberty and adulthood

Origin

From Middle English adolescence, from Old French adolescence, from Latin adolēscentia, from adolēscēns (“young”); see adolescent.

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