ephebe

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 2 Latin 2.1 Noun

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[edit] Etymology

Via Latin, from Greek εφηβος (επι- + ήβη ‘early manhood’).

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɛ'fi:b/

[edit] Noun

ephebe (plural ephebes or ephebi)

1. A young man, especially an 18-20 year old in ancient Greece undergoing military training.

   • 1922: His glance touched their faces lightly as he smiled, a blond ephebe. — James Joyce, Ulysses
   • 1993: Indeed Tom was much still the ephebe, sharing boys with his friend though talking of the gravity of marriage — Anthony Burgess, A Dead Man in Deptford

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[edit] Latin

[edit] Noun

ephēbe m.

1. vocative singular of ephēbus