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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.
Spartanism Spar'tan·ism n.
Spartanly Spar'tan·ly adv.

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