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postadolescent

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
posta-do-les-cent
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Occurring after a period of adolescence.

noun

One who has grown out of adolescence.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin post English post- English adolescent English postadolescent From post- + adolescent.

Inflected Forms

postadolescents (plural)

Rhymes With

crescent fluorescent incessant incandescent antidepressant iridescent pubescent convalescent depressant effervescent luminescent quiescent

Questions

What does postadolescent mean?
Occurring after a period of adolescence.
Where does postadolescent come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin post English post- English adolescent English postadolescent From post- + adolescent.

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