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spartan
has definitions from the fields of antiquity,Greek antiquity
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[ adjective ] practicing great self-denial
Examples "Be systematically ascetic...do...something for no other reason than that you would rather not do it"- William James "a desert nomad's austere life" "a spartan diet" "a spartan existence" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment
Examples "a parent severe to the pitch of hostility"- H.G.Wells "a hefty six-footer with a rather severe mien" "a strict disciplinarian" "a Spartan upbringing" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] resolute in the face of pain or danger or adversity
Examples "spartan courage" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] of or relating to or characteristic of Sparta or its people
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