Spartan
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| + | # [[austere]], [[frugal]] or characterized by [[self-denial]] | ||
| + | #: ''I went on the retreat to the monastery thinking I would be sleeping in a '''spartan''' cell to discover a simple, but comfortable bedroom.'' | ||
| + | # [[resolute]] in the face of [[danger]] or [[adversity]] | ||
| + | #: ''The '''spartan''' legionnaries vowed to fight to the death.'' | ||
| + | # lacking in [[decoration]] and [[luxury]] | ||
| + | #: ''After ten years as a fashion designer in the rough-and-tumble Garment District, Eloise left New York for the '''spartan''' but serene life of a farmer's wife.'' | ||
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- austere, frugal or characterized by self-denial
- I went on the retreat to the monastery thinking I would be sleeping in a spartan cell to discover a simple, but comfortable bedroom.
- resolute in the face of danger or adversity
- The spartan legionnaries vowed to fight to the death.
- lacking in decoration and luxury
- After ten years as a fashion designer in the rough-and-tumble Garment District, Eloise left New York for the spartan but serene life of a farmer's wife.
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