ephebus C2+ Topic:Culture & History US /ɪˈfiː.bəs/ UK /ɪˈfiː.bəs/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a young man of ancient Greece, especially one undergoing civic or military training The sculpture represents an ephebus at the threshold of adulthood. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a young man of ancient... ephebeyouth Etymology From Latin ephebus, from Ancient Greek ephēbos, a youth who had reached puberty and entered civic and military training. Topics Culture & History External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # ephebus **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ɪˈfiː.bəs/ **IPA (UK):** /ɪˈfiː.bəs/ ## Meanings 1. a young man of ancient Greece, especially one undergoing civic or military training ## Examples - The sculpture represents an ephebus at the threshold of adulthood. ## Synonyms - ephebe - youth ## Etymology From Latin ephebus, from Ancient Greek ephēbos, a youth who had reached puberty and entered civic and military training. ## Topics - Culture & History markdown