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# adolescence

noun (adolescence)

«adolescence» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. The time of life between being a child and being an adult, roughly the teenage years. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adolescence/#m1)
2. An early stage of growth of something, like a country or an idea. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adolescence/#m2)

### In the lessons

Used in health and science lessons about growing up and puberty, and in stories about teenagers. Phrases: «in adolescence», «during adolescence», «early adolescence».

### Examples

- Adolescence is when children grow into adults. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adolescence/#x1)
- Many changes happen to the body during adolescence. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adolescence/#x2)
- My uncle says adolescence was his noisiest time. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adolescence/#x3)
- The book follows a girl through her adolescence. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adolescence/#x4)
- In early adolescence, sleep needs stay high. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adolescence/#x5)
- Our health lesson talked about feelings in adolescence. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adolescence/#x6)

### Note

Usually uncountable. Person: an adolescent. Spelling trap: «sc» in the middle — adole-SC-ence. Starts at about 10–13 and ends at about 18–19 or later.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «adolescence» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adolescence/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«adolescence» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/adolescence.html) on Mova free.