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PUBESCENCE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The time of life when sex glands become functional
Synonyms:
puberty; pubescence
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Hypernyms ("pubescence" is a kind of...):
time of life (a period of time during which a person is normally in a particular life state)
Holonyms ("pubescence" is a part of...):
adolescence (the time period between the beginning of puberty and adulthood)
Derivation:
pubescent ((of animals especially human beings) having arrived at the onset of puberty (the age at which sex glands become functional) but not yet fully mature)
