Ephebe
[ih-feeb, ef-eeb] /ɪˈfib, ˈɛf ib/
noun
1.
a young man, especially an .
/ɪˈfiːb; ˈɛfiːb/
noun
1.
(in ancient Greece) a youth about to enter full citizenship, esp one undergoing military training
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