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middlescence
[ mid-l-es-uhns ]
noun
- the middle-age period of life, especially when considered a difficult time of self-doubt and readjustment.
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Other Word Forms
- d·cԳ adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of middlescence1
First recorded in 1960–65; blend of middle(-aged) ( def ) and adolescence
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He’s coined a word — “middlescence” — to convey later life as a transformative stage, like adolescence, in which people have free time and an increased interest in trying new experiences.
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