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Definition of
pubescent adjective
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
pubescent
adjective
adjective
NAmE
/
/
pyuˈbɛsnt
/
/
[
usually before noun
]
(
formal
)
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in the period of a person's life when they are changing physically from a child to an adult
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pubescent
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