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   ju·ve·nes·cence

   /ˌjo͞ovəˈnes(ə)ns/

   noun

   • 1. the state or period of being young: formal "the characters she is reconstructing spring from her own juvenescence"

   Word Origin early 19th century: from Latin juvenescent- ‘reaching the age of youth’, from the verb juvenescere, from juvenis ‘young’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. juvenescent adjective

   Scrabble Points: 26

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