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puberty
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puberty
(noun)
puberty
/
ˈ
pjuːbɚti/
noun
puberty
/
ˈ
pjuːbɚti/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of PUBERTY
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noncount
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:
the period of life when a person's sexual organs mature and he or she becomes able to have children
He reached/entered
puberty
later than most of his classmates.
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