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spartan Definition
(a)
of
or
relating
to
or
characteristic
of
Sparta
or
its
people
(n)
a
resident
of
Sparta
(s)
resolute
in
the
face
of
pain
or
danger
or
adversity
; "
spartan
courage
"
(s)
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
"
(s)
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
"
spartan Synonyms
ascetic
ascetical
austere
severe
Spartan
strict
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