Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- The numbers whose names have the termination -teen; especially, the years of one's age included within these numbers.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun plural The years of one's age having the termination
-teen , beginning with thirteen and ending with nineteen.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Plural form of
teen . - noun The numbers between
thirteen andnineteen . - noun The time of life between thirteen and nineteen years old.
- noun The second
decade of a century: the 1910s, 2010s, etc. Theoneties , thetens .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the time of life between the ages of 12 and 20
- noun all the numbers that end in -teen
Etymologies
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Examples
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The whole idea of sensitivity in teens is manufactured delusions as part of our (i'm 19 and just leaving teenagehood) hormonal need to be the literal opposite of how adults percieve us.
Mind Meld Make-Up Test: Orson Scott Card on Young Adult Fiction 2008
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The recent violent attack against a homeless Oregonian that resulted in the arrest of three Milwaukee area teens is part of a growing trend of violence perpetrated against people who are homeless.
Homelessness 2010
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My colleague Anne Quirk talks about the "Steve and Daphne Show" she witnessed one year at a Best Books for Young Adults committee, where, as dutifully supplied by a committee member, opinions from these two teens from a single high school library seemed to be providing the pivotal swing vote.
Archive 2009-01-01 Roger Sutton 2009
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As the Morton family struggles to cut spending — as well as find financing — the whole family, which includes two teens, is feeling the pinch.
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My colleague Anne Quirk talks about the "Steve and Daphne Show" she witnessed one year at a Best Books for Young Adults committee, where, as dutifully supplied by a committee member, opinions from these two teens from a single high school library seemed to be providing the pivotal swing vote.
Still, it's not like a book can give you polio. Roger Sutton 2009
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So the point of the story is that sex education (all forms) works to reduce sexual activity in teens more than it does in teens who have not had sexual education.
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Also, the number of cases of genital herpes has increased in teens and young adults in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
Think Progress » Number of millionaires in America increased 16 percent in 2009. 2010
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Study: Pot, painkiller use up, meth use down in teens
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Reilly, who converted to Islam in his mid-teens, is thought to have met British-based Muslim radicals in Internet cafes near his council home in Plymouth, which he shared with his mother.
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Study: Pot, painkiller use up, meth use down in teens - USATODAY. com
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