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adolescent

The correct spelling is adolescent.

How to pronounce adolescent

/ˌædəˈlɛsənt/
noun

IPA: /ˌædəˈlɛsənt/

Say it like: Ado-les-sen-t

The correct spelling is adolescent. A person who is in adolescence; someone who has reached puberty but is not yet an adult.

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A person who is in adolescence; someone who has reached puberty but is not yet an adult.

adjective

  1. 1.Of, relating to, or at the age of adolescence; at the stage between being a child and an adult

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