ephebe

Definitions


[ɪˈfiːb], (Noun)

Definitions:
- (in ancient Greece) a young man of 18–20 years undergoing military training


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Origin:
late 19th centuryː via Latin from Greek ephēbos ‘adolescent boy’, from epi ‘near to’ + hēbē ‘youth, early manhood’




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