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“Adolescence” or “Adolescents”

Overview

adolescence / adolescents are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term. 👇

Definitions

adolescence: (noun) the time period between the beginning of puberty and adulthood. (noun) in the state that someone is in between puberty and adulthood.

adolescents: (noun) a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity.

Pronunciation

adolescence: AE·d·ah·l·EH·s·ah·n·s

adolescents: AE·d·ah·l·EH·s·ah·n·t·s

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Examples in Context

Examples of “adolescence”

  • intimate documentation of his unique adolescence, during a period of struggle
  • of personality includes development through adolescence.
  • of Michael Weidt's childhood and adolescence were in several important ways
  • retardation) when given stimulants; in adolescence the overactivity tends to be
  • 1970s with The Case Against Adolescence.
  • drawings, such as mass media, adolescence, cruelty and gay erotica.
  • different adult women throughout his adolescence, between the ages of 9
  • Fire), #10-13 Age (Youth, Infancy, Adolescence, Old age), #14-18 Senses (Taste,
  • #11-14 Ages (Old age, Youth, Adolescence, Infancy), #15-19 Senses (Taste, Touch,
  • Adolescence, June 22, 2004

Examples of “adolescents”

  • Young people and adolescents are the main targets for
  • limited data on children and adolescents, lack of attention to the
  • main room, while children and adolescents slept in less substantial rooms
  • over 30.000 adolescents that have died battling for
  • The period during which adolescents were judged as desirable extended
  • in healthy school children and adolescents living at high altitude.
  • that serve war-affected children and adolescents through music education and performance
  • is to prevent delinquency among adolescents in Côte-des-Neiges.
  • clinical work with children and adolescents exposed to sexual abuse, violence
  • from home with children and adolescents.


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