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noun
An adolescent boy who was loved by an older man, or was in an pedagogic relationship with him.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: Ancient Greece
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐρώμενος (erṓmenos, “beloved”).
Across languages
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
