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new adult

new adult noun: a genre of fiction intended to be marketed to people ages 18 to 30, focusing on issues such as leaving home, developing sexuality, and negotiating education and career choices.

Noun

new adult (uncountable)

  1. (attributive, often) A genre of fiction intended to be marketed to people ages 18 to 30, focusing on issues such as leaving home, developing sexuality, and negotiating education and career choices.

Questions about new adult

What does new adult mean?
New adult means a genre of fiction intended to be marketed to people ages 18 to 30, focusing on issues such as leaving home, developing sexuality, and negotiating education and career choices.
What part of speech is new adult?
New adult is a noun.

Words near new adult in the dictionary

  1. new
  2. New Abbey
  3. New Abra
  4. New Addington
  5. New Administrative Capital
  6. new adult
  7. new age
  8. New Age music
  9. new age traveller
  10. New Age travellers
  11. New Ageism

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