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adjective (especially of human beings) at the age immediately before puberty; often marked by accelerated growth
originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English pubescent English prepubescent From pre- + pubescent.
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