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adolescence
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adolescence
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adolescence
/ˌædə
ˈ
lɛsn̩s/
noun
adolescence
/ˌædə
ˈ
lɛsn̩s/
noun
Learner's definition of ADOLESCENCE
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noncount
]
:
the period of life when a child develops into an adult
Their children are on the verge of
adolescence
.
He struggled through his
adolescence
.
in early/late
adolescence
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