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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ad•o•les•cence /ˌædəlˈɛsəns/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- Developmental Biologythe period in human development between puberty and adulthood.See -alesc-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ad•o•les•cence (ad′l es′əns),USA pronunciation n. - Developmental Biologythe transitional period between puberty and adulthood in human development, extending mainly over the teen years and terminating legally when the age of majority is reached;
youth. - Developmental Biologythe process or state of growing to maturity.
- a period or stage of development, as of a society, preceding maturity.
- Latin adolēscentia. See adolescent, -ence
- Middle French
- late Middle English 1400–50
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: adolescence /ˌædəˈlɛsəns/ n - the period in human development that occurs between the beginning of puberty and adulthood
Etymology: 15th Century: via Old French from Latin adolēscentia, from adolēscere to grow up, from alēscere to grow, from alēre to feed, nourish |