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catamite definition

cata·mite (kat′ə mīt′)

noun

a boy used in pederasty

Etymology: L Catamitus < Etr catmite < Gr Ganymēdēs, Ganymede

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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