thebe

noun

the·be | \ˈthā-(ˌ)bā

\

plural thebe or thebes

Definition of thebe

a monetary subunit of the pula — see pula at Money Table

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Thebes rose to prominence as the new capital of the kingdom. — Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, "First Evidence of Ancient Egyptian Funerary Garden Found in Luxor," 12 May 2017

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the be-all and end-all

the beauty part

the bee's knees

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The first known use of thebe was in 1967

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