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hop⋅lite

  [hop-lahyt]
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–noun
a heavily armed foot soldier of ancient Greece.
Origin:
1720–30; < Gk hopltēs, equiv. to hópl(on) piece of armor, particularly the large shield + -ītēs -ite 1

Related forms:
hop⋅lit⋅ic  [hop-lit-ik] , adjective
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hop·lite   (hŏp'līt')   
n.  A heavily armed foot soldier of ancient Greece.

[Greek hoplītēs, from hoplon, armor.]
hop·lit'ic (-lĭt'ĭk) adj.
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hoplite 
"heavy-armed foot soldier of ancient Greece," 1727, from Gk. hoplites "heavy armed," from hoplon "tool, weapon."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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