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postadolescence

postadolescence noun: the period of life following adolescence.

Noun

postadolescence (uncountable)

  1. The period of life following adolescence.
    • The theme of ambition permeates the new season, although it detracts not at all from the show’s canny sense that there’s no such thing as postadolescence: you’re a teenager until you start having biopsies and paying a mortgage.2008 March 24, Ginia Bellafante, “Career Climbing, With Claws Bared”, in New York Times

Origin of postadolescence

From post- + adolescence.

Questions about postadolescence

What does postadolescence mean?
Postadolescence means the period of life following adolescence.
What part of speech is postadolescence?
Postadolescence is a noun.

Words near postadolescence in the dictionary

  1. postadaptive
  2. postadjudication
  3. postadjudicative
  4. postadministration
  5. postadmission
  6. postadolescence
  7. postadolescent
  8. postadolescents
  9. postadoption
  10. postadoptive
  11. postadrenalectomy

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