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ephebe

[ ih-feeb, ef-eeb ]
/ ɪˈfib, ˈɛf ib /

noun

a young man, especially an ephebus.

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Origin of ephebe

1690–1700; <Latin ephēbus<Greek éphēbos, equivalent to ep-ep- + -hēbos, derivative of hḗbē manhood

OTHER WORDS FROM ephebe

e·phe·bic, adjective

Words nearby ephebe

epexegetic, EPG, eph-, ephah, ephapse, ephebe, ephebiatrics, ephebic, ephebus, ephedra, ephedrine
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Example sentences from the Web for ephebe

  • The Greek youth became enamoured of the ephebe in the gymnasium, where they appeared nude and beautiful.

    Acrobats and Mountebanks|Hugues Le Roux

British Dictionary definitions for ephebe

ephebe
/ (ɪˈfiːb, ˈɛfiːb) /

noun

(in ancient Greece) a youth about to enter full citizenship, esp one undergoing military training

Derived forms of ephebe

ephebic, adjective

Word Origin for ephebe

C19: from Latin ephēbus, from Greek ephēbos, from hēbē young manhood
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