Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ephebeion

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ephebeion
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A room for young men in an Ancient Greek gymnasium.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐφηβεῖον (ephēbeîon), from ἔφηβος (éphēbos, “adolescent”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: ἐφηβεῖον

Inflected Forms

ephebeia (plural)

Questions

What does ephebeion mean?: A room for young men in an Ancient Greek gymnasium.
Where does ephebeion come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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