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ephebe
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e·phebe  (fb, -fb) also e·phe·bus (-fbs)
n. pl. e·phebes also e·phe·bi (-fb)
A youth between 18 and 20 years of age in ancient Greece.
[Latin ephbus, from Greek ephbos : ep-, epi-, epi- + hb, early manhood.]
e·phebic adj.
ephebe [ɪˈfiːb ˈɛfiːb]
n
(Historical Terms) (in ancient Greece) a youth about to enter full citizenship, esp one undergoing military training
[from Latin ephēbus, from Greek ephēbos, from hēbē young manhood]
ephebic  adj
Translations
ephebe
n → Ephebe m
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