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The definition of adolescence is the period of time between puberty and adulthood.

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High schoolers are examples of people going through adolescence.

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noun

the state or quality of being adolescent
the time of life between puberty and maturity; youth

Origin: ME & OFr < L adolescentia < adolescens: see adolescent

See adolescence in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

The period of physical and psychological development from the onset of puberty to maturity.
A transitional period of development between youth and maturity: the adolescence of a nation.

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