how to pronounce adolescent
/ˌædəˈlɛsənt/
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adolescent is pronounced in four syllables
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An example use of adolescent in a speech by a native speaker of american english:
“… adult and adolescent uh medicine …”
meanings of adolescent
adjective:
- Of, relating to, or at the age of adolescence; at the stage between being a child and an adult.
noun:
- A person who is in adolescence; someone who has reached puberty but is not yet an adult.
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