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adolescent

3 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) adolescent (noun)
  2. 2) adolescent (adjective)
  3. adolescent stream (noun)

1ad·o·les·cent

noun \-sənt\

Definition of ADOLESCENT

: one that is in the state of adolescence
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Examples of ADOLESCENT

  1. Their children are now adolescents.

Origin of ADOLESCENT

French, from Latin adolescent-, adolescens, present participle of adolescere to grow up — more at adult
First Known Use: 15th century

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