the transition from adolescence to adulthood

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• transition — transitional, transitionary /tran zish euh ner ee, sish /, adj. transitionally, adv. /tran zish euhn, sish /, n. 1. movement, passage, or change from one position, state, stage, subject, concept, etc., to another; change: the transition from… …   Universalium

• adolescence — /ad l es euhns/, n. 1. the transitional period between puberty and adulthood in human development, extending mainly over the teen years and terminating legally when the age of majority is reached; youth. 2. the process or state of growing to… …   Universalium

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