ib noun
a young man, especially an ephebus.
Origin:
1690–1700; < Latin ephēbus < Greek éphēbos, equivalent to ep- ep- + -hēbos, derivative of hḗbē manhood
1690–1700; < Latin ephēbus < Greek éphēbos, equivalent to ep- ep- + -hēbos, derivative of hḗbē manhood
Related forms
e·phe·bic, adjective
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ephebe (ɪˈfiːb, ˈɛfiːb) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| (in ancient Greece) a youth about to enter full citizenship, esp one undergoing military training | |
| [C19: from Latin ephēbus, from Greek ephēbos, from hēbē young manhood] | |
| e'phebic | |
| —adj | |
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| ephebe (ɪˈfiːb, ˈɛfiːb) | |
| —n | |
| (in ancient Greece) a youth about to enter full citizenship, esp one undergoing military training | |
| [C19: from Latin ephēbus, from Greek ephēbos, from hēbē young manhood] | |
| e'phebic | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
ephebic
1880 (the noun, ephebe, is attested from 1697), from Gk. ephebos "of age 18-20," from epi- "upon" + hebe "early manhood." In classical Greece, the age when a citizen was chiefly occupied with garrison duty.
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ephebic e·phe·bic (ĭ-fē'bĭk)
adj.
Of or relating to the period of puberty or adolescence.
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