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\\ˈtēnz\ noun pluralin his teens
or in a particular century
2. : teenagers
the teens want fun and glamour — Parents' Magazine
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/teenz/, n.pl.
the numbers 13 through 19, esp. in a progression, as the 13th through the 19th years of a lifetime or of a given or implied century.
[1595-1605; teen (extracted from numbers with -TEEN as final element) + -S3]
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the years of your life between the ages of 13 and 19
in your teens:
She became a tennis champion while she was still in her teens.
in your early/late/mid teens:
He must be in his early teens now.
Thesaurus: general words for child and types of childhyponym
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teens «teenz», noun (plural).
the years of life from 13 to 19 inclusive; adolescence.
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[tēnz]plural n. the years of a person's age from 13 to 19
they were both in their late teens
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/ˈtiːnz/ noun [plural]
: the numbers 13 through 19
The temperature will be in the teens today.
especially : the years 13 through 19 in a century or a person's lifetime
Both of my children are in their teens now. [=are teenagers now]
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the years of a person's life when they are between 13 and 19 years old
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She began writing poetry
in her teens.
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to be in your
early/late teensWord Origin:
Example Bank:
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He didn't want to share a room with his brother once he reached his teens.
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His parents divorced during his teens.
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She's had skin problems since her teens.
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a girl in her early teens
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An eyewitness described a boy in his mid to late teens wearing a dark jacket.
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She began writing poetry in her teens.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.