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   teen

   /tiːn/

   noun

   • 1. the years of a person's age from 13 to 19: "they were both in their late teens"
   • 2. a teenager: informal "managing troubled teens has become a difficult task for parents"

   adjective

   • 1. relating to teenagers: informal "a teen idol"

   Word Origin late 16th century: as plural noun, as an independent usage of -teen. Sense 2 of the noun dates from the early 19th century, and the adjective from the 1920s.

   Scrabble Points: 4

   • T

     1

   • E

     1

   • E

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   • N

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