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/juːθ/ 
| singular | youth |
| plural | youths |
- 1[uncountable] the time in someone’s life when they are young
In his youth, he had travelled and seen much of the world.
the energy/enthusiasm/innocence of youth
relive/recapture your youth:The visit was more than just a chance to relive her youth.
misspent youth (=time spent doing silly or bad things when you are young):Adults who choose to go to college in later life are perhaps making up for a misspent youth.
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