postadolescent
adjective
post·ad·o·les·cent
ˌpōst-ˈˌa-də-ˈle-sᵊnt 
: of, relating to, or occurring in the period following adolescence and preceding adulthood : being or occurring in postadolescence
As long as there have been agreeable parents and disposable income, the postadolescent adventure has been a rite of passage in the West.—
Lesley Downer
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postadolescent
noun
plural postadolescents
… the mischievous postadolescent who brazenly leaped into our living rooms in 1948 …
—Ken Gross
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“Postadolescent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/postadolescent. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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postadolescent
1 of 2 adjective
post·ad·o·les·cent
-ᵊnt
: of, relating to, occurring in, or being in postadolescence
postadolescent
2 of 2 noun
: a postadolescent individual
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