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spartan

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Spar⋅tan

  [spahr-tn]
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–adjective
1. Also, Spar⋅tan⋅ic  [spahr-tan-ik] . of or pertaining to Sparta or its people.
2. suggestive of the ancient Spartans; sternly disciplined and rigorously simple, frugal, or austere.
3. brave; undaunted.
–noun
4. a native or inhabitant of Sparta.
5. a person of Spartan characteristics.
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME < L Spartānus, equiv. to Spart(a) Sparta (< Doric Gk Spártā) + -ānus -an

Related forms:
Spar⋅tan⋅ism, noun
Spar⋅tan⋅ly, Spar⋅tan⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
1. See austere.
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Spar·tan   (spär'tn)   
adj.  

  1. Of or relating to Sparta or its people.

  2. also spartan

    1. Rigorously self-disciplined or self-restrained.

    2. Simple, frugal, or austere: a Spartan diet; a spartan lifestyle.

    3. Marked by brevity of speech; laconic.

    4. Courageous in the face of pain, danger, or adversity.

n.  

  1. A citizen of Sparta.

  2. One of Spartan character.

Spar'tan·ism n., Spar'tan·ly adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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