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spartan
adjective
practicing great self-denial
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ˈspɑː(ɹ)tən
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adjective
practicing great self-denial
“{'source': 'William James', 'text': 'Be systematically ascetic … do … something for no other reason than that you would rather not do it'}”
adjective
unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment
“{'source': 'H.G.Wells', 'text': 'a parent severe to the pitch of hostility'}”
adjective
resolute in the face of pain or danger or adversity
“spartan courage”
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{'source': 'William James', 'text': 'Be systematically ascetic … do … something for no other reason than that you would rather not do it'}
a desert nomad's austere life
a spartan diet
a spartan existence
{'source': 'H.G.Wells', 'text': 'a parent severe to the pitch of hostility'}
a hefty six-footer with a rather severe mien
a strict disciplinarian
a Spartan upbringing
spartan courage
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