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hoplite
[ hop-lahyt ]
noun
- a heavily armed foot soldier of ancient Greece.
hoplite
/ ˈhɒplaɪt; hɒpˈlɪtɪk /
noun
- (in ancient Greece) a heavily armed infantryman
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Derived Forms
- hoplitic, adjective
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Other Words From
- hop·lit·ic [hop-, lit, -ik], adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hoplite1
C18: from Greek hoplitēs, from hoplon weapon, from hepein to prepare
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Example Sentences
Now Artybios was riding a horse which had been trained to rear up against a hoplite.
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A horseman fully armed is thrusting his spear into the body of his fallen foe,—a hoplite.
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A horseman fully armed is thrusting his spear into the body of his fallen foe—a hoplite.
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Thirdly, if Draco had instituted a hoplite census, Solon would not have substituted citizenship by birth.
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She had been early plighted to a young hoplite of Ithaca, named Aulakes.
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