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postadolescent

ad·o·les·cent
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ad-l-es-uh nt]
    • /ˌæd lˈɛs ənt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ad-l-es-uh nt]
    • /ˌæd lˈɛs ənt/

Definitions of postadolescent word

  • adjective postadolescent growing to manhood or womanhood; youthful. 1
  • adjective postadolescent having the characteristics of adolescence or of an adolescent. 1
  • noun postadolescent an adolescent person. 1
  • noun postadolescent a person who is no longer an adolescent 0
  • adjective postadolescent of or relating to someone who is no longer an adolescent 0
See all 5 definitions of postadolescent

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Origin of postadolescent

First appearance:

before 1475
One of the 25% oldest English words
1475-85; < Latin adolēscent- (stem of adolēscēns growing up, present participle of adolēscere), equivalent to adol(ē)- (see adult) + -ēsc- -esce + -ent- -ent

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Parts of speech for Postadolescent

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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postadolescent popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

postadolescent usage trend in Literature

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