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eu•pat•rid
Pronunciation: (yOO-pa'trid, yOO'pu-), [key]—
n.,
—pl. eu•pat•ri•daePronunciation: (yOO-pa'tri-dē"). [key]
one of the hereditary aristocrats of ancient Athens and other states of Greece, who at one time formed the ruling class.
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