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juvenescent
juvenescent [ jvə néssn't ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. youthful: youthful or young-looking
2. becoming child: growing out of infancy and into childhood
[Early 19th century. < Latin juvenescent-, present participle of juvenescere 'grow up']

juvenescence noun
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