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Meanings of ephebus in English

Russian
эфеб
Catalan
efeb
Spanish
efebo

Greek term for a male adolescent, or for a social status reserved for that age, in Antiquity.

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Usage of ephebus in English
1
The physical gracefulness of a slim ephebus was never seized by Michelangelo.
The Life of Michelangelo Buonarroti
2
Youths of the ephebus age are practicing leaping.
A Day in Old Athens; a Picture of Athenian Life
3
He is an ephebus no longer, but a full-fledged citizen, and all the vicissitudes of Athenian life are before him.
A Day in Old Athens; a Picture of Athenian Life
Frequent collocations
Translations for ephebus
Russian
эфеб
Catalan
efeb
Spanish
efebo
Ephebus through the time