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(satellite adjective) resolute in the face of pain or danger or adversity; "spartan courage" |
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(adjective) of or relating to or characteristic of Sparta or its people |
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(noun) a resident of Sparta |
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Related Words: Greek, Hellene, Lysander |
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(satellite adjective) unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment; "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" |
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Synonyms: severe, strict |
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(satellite adjective) practicing great self-denial; "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" |
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Synonyms: ascetic, ascetical, austere |
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