I.the age of the adulescens, the time between the age of the puer and juvenis, i. e. from the 15th to the 30th year, the time of youth, youth, = ἐφηβία, ἡλικία (cf. adulescens): “quid enim? Citius adulescentiae senectus quam pueritiae adulescentia obrepit?” Cic. Sen. 2: “qui adulescentiam florem aetatis, senectutem occasum vitae velit definire,” id. Top. 7, 32: “Nemo adulescentiam tuam contemnat,” Vulg. 1 Tim. 4, 12: “ineunte adulescentia,” Cic. Off. 2, 32: “jam a prima adulescentia,” id. Fam. 1, 9 fin.: “ab adulescentia sua,” Vulg. Gen. 8, 21: “in adulescentia = adulescens,” Suet. Claud. 41.
ădŭlescentĭa (not ădŏl- ), ae. f. adulescens,
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.
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