Definition of Adolescence
Adolescence
Ad·o·les·cence
Definition/Meaning
(noun)
The period of life between puberty and adulthood, marked by physical and emotional changes.
e.g. The challenges of adolescence can be overwhelming for many teenagers.
(noun)
broadly, the process or state of growing up;
e.g. Nutrition can play a role in the rate of adolescence in a person.
(noun)
broadly, a state or time of development to a mature state, especially for a culture or language;
e.g. These texts show the language in its adolescence, before it reached its current form.
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