| Pronunciation: | | 'pyooburtee
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | [n] the time of life when sex glands become functional |
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| | Synonyms: | | pubescence |
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| | See Also: | | adolescence, time of life |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Pu"ber*ty\, n. [L. pubertas, fr. puber, pubes, adult:
cf. F. pubert['e].]
1. The earliest age at which persons are capable of begetting
or bearing children, usually considered, in temperate
climates, to be about fourteen years in males and twelve
in females.
2. (Bot.) The period when a plant first bears flowers.
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| Medical Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | The time when body changes particular to the sex occur and when reproduction becomes possible. |
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| Glossary |
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| | Definition: | | an event in the life cycle that includes rapid increase in stature, development of sex organs, and development of secondary sexual characteristics. |
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