teenage English · revision 7476

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ˈtiːneɪd͡ʒ/ ''(UK)''; /ˈtineɪd͡ʒ/ ''(US)''^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is a compound of [[teen]], the years from thirteen to nineteen, and [[age]],^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024)^(SOED 2002) also written “teen age” and “teen-age”.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ In or including the teen years: 1911 in Etymonline, at first of Sunday School classes;^(Etymonline) designating someone in their teens, 1921 in the OED and MWU.^(OED 1989)^(MWU 2024)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ Pertaining to or characteristic of a young person in their teens is from 1942.^(OED 1989) The noun, the period of life between thirteen and nineteen, usually written as two words, is from 1934.^(OED 1989) The form ''teen-aged'' is from 1922 in Etymonline,^(Etymonline) and ''teenaged'' 1952 in the OED.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1911 – in the teen years.^(Etymonline)

+ * 1921 – of a person in their teens.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1922 – teen-aged.^(Etymonline)

+ * 1934 – the noun, teen age.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1942 – characteristic of teenagers.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Adjective===

+ # Of or relating to people aged from thirteen to nineteen; [[adolescent]].^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

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+ ===Noun===

+ # The period of a person's life between thirteen and nineteen.^(OED 1989)^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[teenager]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[teens]]

+ * [[teen]]

+ * [[age]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}