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adolescence

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Etymology

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

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Noun

adolescence (countable and uncountable, plural adolescences)

  1. The transitional period of physical and psychological development between childhood and maturity.
    Synonyms: teendom, teenhood, hog age
    During adolescence, the body and mind go through many complex changes, some of which are difficult to deal with.

Usage notes

  • While adolescence is mostly interchangeable with teendom and teenhood, as it happens during ages ending in -teen, this correspondence is not absolute, so adolescence can be understood as a broader or narrower term depending on the context.

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈadolɛst͡sɛnt͡sɛ]
  • Hyphenation: ado‧les‧cen‧ce

Noun

adolescence n

  1. adolescence
    Synonym: dospívání

Declension

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French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin adulēscentia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.dɔ.lɛ.sɑ̃s/ ~ /a.dɔ.le.sɑ̃s/
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Noun

adolescence f (plural adolescences)

  1. adolescence, teenage years, teenagehood

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Old French

Etymology

Late 13th century, borrowed from Latin adolescentia.

Noun

adolescence oblique singular, f (oblique plural adolescences, nominative singular adolescence, nominative plural adolescences)

  1. adolescence

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