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adolescents

adolescents is the plural of adolescent.

Meaning of adolescent

Noun

adolescent (plural adolescents)

  1. A person who is in adolescence; someone who has reached puberty but is not yet an adult.
    • It may be wartime, but Miss Adolescent wants her fun!1944, Noel Streatfeild, Theatre Shoes

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Questions about adolescents

What is adolescents the plural of?
Adolescents is the plural of adolescent.

Words near adolescents in the dictionary

  1. adolescence
  2. adolescences
  3. adolescency
  4. adolescent
  5. adolescently
  6. adolescents
  7. adolesces
  8. adolescing
  9. Adolf
  10. Adolfo
  11. Adolfs

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