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toga virilis

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to⋅ga vi⋅ri⋅lis

[toh-guh vi-rahy-lis, -ree-; Lat. taw-gah wi-ree-lis]
–noun, plural to⋅gae vi⋅ri⋅les [toh-jee vi-rahy-leez, -ree-; Lat. taw-gahy wi-ree-les] .
the white toga assumed by boys in ancient Rome at the end of their 14th year.

Origin:
1590–1600; < L toga virīlis; see toga, virile
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to·ga vi·ri·lis   (tō'gə və-rē'lĭs, -rĭl'ĭs)   
n.   pl. to·gae vi·ri·les (tō'jē vĭ-rē'lēz, -rĭl'ēz, tō'gē, -gī)
A white toga symbolizing manhood that boys of ancient Rome were allowed to wear at age 15.

[Latin toga virīlis : toga, toga + virīlis, of a man.]
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