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teen
1[ teen ]
/ tin /
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adjective
noun
a teenager.
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Origin of teen
1First recorded in 1940ā45; by shortening
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Other definitions for teen (2 of 3)
teen2
[ teen ]
/ tin /
noun
Archaic. suffering; grief.
Obsolete. injury; harm.
Origin of teen
2before 1000; Middle English tene,Old English tÄona; cognate with Old Frisian tiona,Old Saxon tiono,Old Norse tjÅn
Other definitions for teen (3 of 3)
-teen
a suffix used to form cardinal numerals from 13 to 19.
Origin of -teen
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British Dictionary definitions for teen (2 of 3)
teen2
/ (tiĖn) /
noun
obsolete affliction or woe
Word Origin for teen
Old English tÄona; related to Old Saxon tiono, Old Frisian tiona injury
British Dictionary definitions for teen (3 of 3)
-teen
n combining form
ten: added to modified forms of the numbers 3 to 9 to form the numbers 13 to 19
Derived forms of -teen
-teenth, adj combining formWord Origin for -teen
Old English -tÄne, -tÓÆne
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