adolescent
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First attested 1482, from Middle French adolescent, from Latin adolescentem, accusative form of adolescens, present participle of adolescere (“to become adult, grow up”), from ad- (“to”) + alescere (“to grow or become nourished”). The adjective first appeared in 1785.
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adolescent (comparative more adolescent, superlative most adolescent)
- Characteristic of, or relating to, or undergoing adolescence; immature.
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characteristic of adolescence
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[edit] Noun
adolescent (plural adolescents)
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a teenager
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- adolescent in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- adolescent in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
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adolescent m. and f. (plural adolescenten, diminutive adolescentje)
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adolescent m. (f. adolescente, m. plural adolescents, f. plural adolescentes)
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adolescent m. (plural adolescents; feminine adolescente, plural adolescentes)
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adolescent
- third-person plural future active indicative of adolescō