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ephebe
noun[ C ]
uk /ˈef.iːb/ us /ˈef.iːb/
history specialized
(in Ancient Greece) a young man, especially one who was doing military training and preparing to become an adult:
The ephebe is usually depicted as a beardless young man in a short tunic.
He is believed to have been an instructor of the ephebes.
formal
a young person who is not yet a fully grown adult:
Many of my formerly large friends are becoming slender ephebes thanks to carb-free diets.
The museum holds a famous bronze statue of an ephebe.
The ephebes could not attend the ceremony until their training was complete.
The ephebe had to undergo military, athletic, and moral instruction before becoming a citizen of Athens.
The hero Theseus is usually presented as a young ephebe.
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