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ephebe
noun
(
pl2=ephebi
)
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 . " James Joyce,
Ulysses
1993
: Indeed Tom was much still the , sharing boys with his friend though talking of the gravity of marriage " Anthony Burgess,
A Dead Man in Deptford
Etymology:
Via Latin, from Greek (- + "early manhood").
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