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Meaning of promachos | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A deity who fights in front of, or champions, some person or state.
  2. In Ancient Greece and during the Byzantine era, a soldier who fought in the first rank of the phalanx. An obsolete English literal translation of such a promachos is a 'forefighter'.
    historical

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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