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teen

1

[ teen ]

adjective



noun

  1. a teenager.

teen

2

[ teen ]

noun

  1. Archaic. suffering; grief.
  2. Obsolete. injury; harm.

-teen

3
  1. a suffix used to form cardinal numerals from 13 to 19.

-teen

1

combining form

  1. ten: added to modified forms of the numbers 3 to 9 to form the numbers 13 to 19
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

teen

2

/ پː /

adjective

  1. informal.
    another word for teenage
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

teen

3

/ پː /

noun

  1. obsolete.
    affliction or woe
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • -teenth, combining_form:in_adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of teen1

First recorded in 1940–45; by shortening

Origin of teen2

before 1000; Middle English tene, Old English ŧDzԲ; cognate with Old Frisian tiona, Old Saxon tiono, Old Norse ō

Origin of teen3

Middle English, Old English -ŧԱ, combining form of ten; cognate with Dutch -tien, German -zehn
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of teen1

Old English -ŧԱ, -tӯne

Origin of teen2

Old English ŧDzԲ; related to Old Saxon tiono, Old Frisian tiona injury
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Zhong’s aptitude for programming was evident early in his teen years, according to his father.

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GGB is clearly pitched at young single women, as evidenced by the "sizzle reels" advertising their live shows, which almost exclusively showcase female fans in their teens and early 20s.

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Temperatures are expected to remain in the mid to high teens for England, Wales and parts of Scotland over the weekend and into Monday.

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She had announced March 25 on Facebook that the 81-year-old, a teen idol in the 1960s, was very ill.

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Paired will be a show drawn from the museum’s permanent collection and chosen by a group of teen curators.

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