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Noun: pubescence  pyoo'be-sun(t)s
  1. The time of life when sex glands become functional
    "his attainment of pubescence was delayed by malnutrition";
    - puberty

Derived forms: pubescences

Type of: time of life

Part of: adolescence

Encyclopedia: Pubescence