Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

postadolescence

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: posta-do-les-cence
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The period of life following adolescence.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

From post- + adolescence.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: post

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does postadolescence mean?: The period of life following adolescence.
Where does postadolescence come from?: From post- + adolescence.

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