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ephebeum

ephebeum noun: a hall, in an ancient Greek palaestra, used for gymnastic exercise.

Noun

ephebeum (plural ephebea)

  1. (historical) A hall, in an ancient Greek palaestra, used for gymnastic exercise.

Forms of ephebeum

pluralephebea

Questions about ephebeum

What does ephebeum mean?
Ephebeum means a hall, in an ancient Greek palaestra, used for gymnastic exercise.
What part of speech is ephebeum?
Ephebeum is a noun.
What is the plural of ephebeum?
The plural of ephebeum is ephebea.

Words near ephebeum in the dictionary

  1. ephebe
  2. ephebea
  3. ephebeia
  4. ephebeion
  5. ephebes
  6. ephebeum
  7. ephebi
  8. ephebiatrics
  9. ephebic
  10. ephebiphobia
  11. ephebo

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