adolescent

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Related terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 External links 2 French 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Adjective

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[edit] Etymology

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.

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: ăd'əlĕsʹənt, IPA: /ˌædəˈlɛsənt/, SAMPA: /%{d@"lEs@nt/

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adolescent (comparative more adolescent, superlative most adolescent)

1. Characteristic of, or relating to, or undergoing adolescence; immature.

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• adolescence
• adult

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[edit] Noun

adolescent (plural adolescents)

1. A teenager; a juvenile after puberty

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[edit] External links

• 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

1. adolescent