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单词 puberal
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puberaladj.

Brit. /ˈpjuːb(ə)rəl/, U.S. /ˈpjub(ə)rəl/
Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin puberalis.
Etymology: < post-classical Latin puberalis of or relating to puberty (probably 6th cent. or earlier in an undated glossary; 1404) < classical Latin pūber (see puber n.) + -ālis -al suffix1. Compare later pubertal adj.
Chiefly Medicine.
= pubertal adj.
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the world > people > person > young person > [adjective] > adolescent
adolescent1481
undergrown1601
pubescent1646
halfling1801
halflang1805
teenish1811
halfling1815
teening1818
puberala1856
puberate1880
pre-adult1899
teenage1912
teenaged1913
a1856 W. Hamilton Lect. Metaphysics (1859) I. App. 411 They are found in all puberal crania.
1875 tr. H. W. von Ziemssen et al. Cycl. Pract. Med. V. 483 The period of puberal development.
1944 Marriage & Family Living 6 23/1 Step by step he goes through the stages of the puberal cycle with the other parents in the class.
1985 Times 30 May 11/4 If Riley's account of puberal angst..suffers from a dim predictability, it is no less harrowing for that.
2004 Urology 64 792/2 All puberal patients developed normal secondary sexual characteristics.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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