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Definition of: ephebus
(e·fē′bəs) noun plural ·bi (-bī)
In ancient Greece, especially Attica, a free–born youth between 18 and 20 years of age, who, having passed an examination, was entered on the list of his tribe. Also e·phe′bos. [<L <Gk. ephēbos youth <epi- upon + hēbē youth]
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