postadolescence
noun
post·ad·o·les·cence
ˌpōst-ˈˌa-də-ˈle-sᵊn(t)s 
: the period following adolescence and preceding adulthood
… understanding jazz as a 100-year continuity, an art performed by great musicians from postadolescence until the ends of their lives …—
Ben Ratliff
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My college years and early postadolescence were filled with that fury, that determined indignation.
—Richard Lawson, HWD, 7 Mar. 2017
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postadolescence
noun
post·ad·o·les·cence
-ˌad-ᵊl-ˈes-ᵊn(t)s
: the period following adolescence and preceding adulthood
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