One entry found for
adolescence.
Main Entry:
ad·o·les·cence 
Pronunciation:
ad-
l-
es-
n(t)s
Function:
noun
Etymology: Middle English
adolescence "adolescence," from early French
adolescence (same meaning), from Latin
adolescentia (same meaning), from
adolescere "to grow up" --related to
ADULT
: the state or process of growing up;
also : the period of life from puberty to maturity
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ad·o·les·cent 
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adjective or noun