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ephebe
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[ɪˈfiːb], (Noun)
Definitions:
- (in ancient Greece) a young man of 18–20 years undergoing military training
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Origin
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late 19th centuryː via Latin from Greek ephēbos ‘adolescent boy’, from epi ‘near to’ + hēbē ‘youth, early manhood’
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