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Word: Ephebe
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 19th centuryː via Latin from Greek ephēbos ‘adolescent boy’, from epi ‘near to’ + hēbē ‘youth, early manhood’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈɛfiːb
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɛˈfiːb
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɪˈfiːb
Dialects: British English
Definition:
(in ancient Greece) a young man of 18–20 years undergoing military training.
Short Definition:(in ancient Greece) young man of 18-20 years undergoing military training
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