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<hw>Ju"ve*nal</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>juvenalis</ets> youthful, juvenile, fr. <ets>juvenis</ets> young.]</ety> <def>A youth.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Shak.</i>

<h1>Juvenescence</h1> <Xpage=807>

<hw>Ju`ve*nes"cence</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A growing young.</def>

<h1>Juvenescent</h1> <Xpage=807>

<hw>Ju`ve*nes"cent</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>juvenescens</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>juvenescere</ets> to grow young again, from <ets>juvenis</ets> young.]</ety> <def>Growing or becoming young.</def>

<h1>Juvenile</h1> <Xpage=807>

<hw>Ju"ve*nile</hw> <tt>(?; 277)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>juvenilis</ets>, from <ets>juvenis</ets> young; akin to E. <ets>young</ets>: cf. F. <ets>juv\'82nile</ets>, <ets>juv\'82nil</ets>. See <er>Young</er>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>Young; youthful; <as>as, a <ex>juvenile</ex> appearance</as>.</def> "A <i>juvenile</i> exercitation."

<i>Glanvill.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Of or pertaining to youth; <as>as, <ex>juvenile</ex> sports</as>.</def>

<syn>Syn. -- Puerile; boyish; childish. See <er>Youthful</er>.</syn>

<h1>Juvenile</h1> <Xpage=807>

<hw>Ju"ve*nile</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A young person or youth; -- used sportively or familiarly.</def>

<i>C. Bront\'82.</i>

<h1>Juvenileness</h1> <Xpage=807>

<hw>Ju"ve*nile*ness</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The state or quality of being juvenile; juvenility.</def>

<h1>Juvenility</h1> <Xpage=807>

<hw>Ju`ve*nil"i*ty</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Juvenilities</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[L. <ets>juvenilitas</ets>: cf. F. <ets>juv\'82nilit\'82</ets>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>Youthfulness; adolescence.</def>

<i>Glanvill.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>The manners or character of youth; immaturity.</def>

<i>Glanvill.</i>

<h1>Juvia</h1> <Xpage=807>

<hw>Ju"vi*a</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A Brazilian name for the lofty myrtaceous tree (<spn>Bertholetia excelsa</spn>) which produces the large seeds known as Brazil nuts.</def>

<h1>Juwansa</h1> <Xpage=807>

<hw>Ju*wan"sa</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The camel's thorn. See under <er>Camel</er>.</def>

<h1>Juwise</h1> <Xpage=807>

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