teens

[ teenz ]

/ tinz /

plural noun

the numbers 13 through 19, especially in a progression, as the 13th through the 19th years of a lifetime or of a given or implied century.

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Origin of teens

1595–1605; teen (extracted from numbers with -teen as final element) + -s³

Words nearby teens

teen, Teena, teenage, teenager, teener, teens, teensy, teensy-weensy, teenter, teeny, teenybopper

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But for some teens ISIS seems to symbolize power and purpose, a great drama promising deliverance from the humdrum.
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As they went from their teens into their 20s, McCain and Kastigar each had minor run-ins with the law.
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It discusses the school, home and entire life of the girl in her teens.
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This lad in his teens was only one of many adult illiterates taught by the Ohio woman and her plan proved that it could be done.
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But to-day a young fellow scarcely out of his teens had made him look like a fool.
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The arrival on the scene of this young man, who was scarcely out of his teens, was a shadow of disaster to the Turks.
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They tell me, Mr. Mole, that in London they have leading ladies in their teens.
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British Dictionary definitions for teens

teens

/ (tiːnz) /

pl n

the years of a person's life between the ages of 13 and 19 inclusive

all the numbers that end in -teen

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