adolescence
1. the time period between the beginning of puberty and adulthood (Freq. 3) • Derivationally related forms: adolescent, adolesce • Hypernyms: time of life • Part Holonyms: youth • Part Meronyms: genital stage, genital phase, puberty, pubescence 2. in the state that someone is in between puberty and adulthood • Derivationally related forms: adolescent, adolesce • Hypernyms: immaturity, immatureness
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