adolescent
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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.
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adolescent (comparative more adolescent, superlative most adolescent)
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- Characteristic of, or relating to, or undergoing adolescence; immature.
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characteristic of adolescence
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adolescent (plural adolescents)
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a teenager
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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