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[ noun ] the time period between the beginning of puberty and adulthood

Used in print

(S. Idell Pyle, et al., Onsets, Completions, and...)

The Maturity Chart for each sex demonstrates clearly that Onset is a phenomenon of infancy and early_childhood whereas Completion is a phenomenon of the later portion of adolescence .

Accordingly , maturity level ratings by means of the upper portion and lower portion of the Chart , respectively , should be somewhat similar since Skeletal Age assessments are dependent upon Onsets during infancy and upon Completions during adolescence .

Its Completion thus becomes one of the convenient maturity indicators to include in studies of growth , dietary patterns , and health during adolescence .

Related terms

time_of_life youth puberty genital_stage

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[ noun ] in the state that someone is in between puberty and adulthood

Related terms

immaturity adolesce

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Rhymes with

convalescence obsolescence obsolescence convalescence essence evanescence luminescence senescence clarence luminescence acquiescence phosphorescence evanescence senescence precedence excellence insolence quintessence reminiscence license licence dissonance abeyance occurrence innocence allowance alliance reticence beneficence allegiance violence tolerance intolerance ambulance turbulence virulence vigilance benevolence appliance nonviolence opulence interdependence pestilence equivalence attendance petulance ascendance ambivalence prevalence capacitance insolence excellence intransigence concurrence conveyance reliance nuisance reminiscence clearance sentence severance reference parlance deference reconnaissance annoyance patience incidence valence intransigence remittance disappearance assistance omnipresence bioscience reappearance tolerance semblance variance preference vengeance perseverance dalliance science resemblance repentance dependence consequence ascendance recalcitrance invariance intolerance transcendence interdependence counterbalance independence acceptance attendance absence penance terence utterance reliance florence appearance allegiance surveillance overabundance inadvertence reluctance observance impatience incoherence forbearance abundance divergence affluence alliance allowance coherence assurance reassurance occurrence violence distance reference negligence diligence lawrence transference severance intelligence appliance abeyance counterintelligence presence reverence deference reconnaissance parlance disappearance deliverance issuance connivance innocence virulence unbalance compliance opulence condolence turbulence subsidence nonviolence recurrence noncompliance equivalence st_lawrence deterrence irreverence benevolence prevalence preference vigilance petulance pestilence cadence ambulance ambivalence eminence imminence arrogance immanence vehemence temperance evidence utterance residence consistence ordinance subsistence remembrance omnipotence omnipresence submergence inadvertence confidence maintenance countenance comeuppance luminance conference assistance governance decadence convergence insistence incompetence inheritance impotence dalliance

Phonetic and Homophones

AE2 D OW0 L EH1 S AH0 N S
AE2 D AH0 L EH1 S AH0 N S

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adolesce adolescent Adelstein

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