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ephebe
[ ih-feeb, ef-eeb ]
/ ɪˈfib, ˈɛf ib /
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noun
a young man, especially an ephebus.
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Origin of ephebe
OTHER WORDS FROM ephebe
e·phe·bic, adjectiveWords nearby ephebe
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How to use ephebe in a sentence
His glance touched their faces lightly as he smiled, a blond ephebe.
Ulysses|James JoyceThe 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, adjectiveWord Origin for ephebe
C19: from Latin ephēbus, from Greek ephēbos, from hēbē young manhood
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