26984 words

teens

5 definitions • 6 examples
1
A person's teens are the period in which they are aged between 13 and 19:

Examples:

Both my daughters are in their teens.
He's in his early/mid/late teens.
2
the range of temperature between 13° and 19°:

Examples:

The temperature is expected to be in the teens tomorrow.
3
the period of years between 11 and 19 in any century, usually 1911–1919 or 2011–2019:

Examples:

This type of building was built in the teens and twenties.
4
the years when you are 13 through 19 years old:

Examples:

He hosted his own radio show while still in his teens.
5
The teens are also the numbers 13 through 19:

Examples:

Temperatures today will range from the teens to the twenties in the northeast.

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