CEFR C1

midadolescent

noun

Meaning

midadolescent means (informal) A middle-aged person who acts more like an adolescent. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses midadolescent to mean (informal) A middle-aged person who acts more like an adolescent.
The teacher asked students to find midadolescent in the reading.

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midadolescent (C1)

noun

Definition

Examples

The article uses midadolescent to mean (informal) A middle-aged person who acts more like an adolescent.
The teacher asked students to find midadolescent in the reading.
Check the words around midadolescent to choose the right meaning.

How to Use midadolescent

a/the midadolescent (noun pattern): Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a midadolescent."
midadolescent in context (usage pattern): Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked midadolescent in context before translating it."

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