Usage Note
Sedicenne functions as both an adjective (un ragazzo sedicenne = a sixteen-year-old boy) and a noun (una sedicenne = a sixteen-year-old girl). It is invariable in gender — the same form is used for masculine and feminine. The pattern applies across ages: quindicenne (15), diciassettenne (17).
Examples
"La sedicenne ha vinto una borsa di studio."
Natural Translation
The sixteen-year-old won a scholarship.
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