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preadolescence

[pree-ad-l-es-uhns] / ˌpri æd lˈɛs əns /


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Even among conservatories, it is exceptional, with a wide age range — from preadolescence to post-baccalaureate adulthood — and a personalized approach, of schedules and repertoire, for musicians who live almost entirely for their art.

From New York Times ● Jun. 4, 2024

"It seems like wherever you had your developmental life preadolescence and adolescence tends to be where your thermostat is tuned."

From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2023

When McEnroe launched his partnership with the Sportime Randall’s Island Tennis Center in 2010, he said he wanted to challenge the industry orthodoxy that called for full immersion in the sport from preadolescence on.

From New York Times ● Sep. 4, 2013

But the theme of perpetually arrested preadolescence has always been Disney’s first commandment.

From Time ● Jun. 1, 2012

The same principles should carry over into the intermediate, or preadolescence, age.

From How to Teach Religion Principles and Methods by George Herbert Betts


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