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Spartan

2 stages from Greek to English.

Today it means marked by austerity, simplicity, or self-discipline
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Stage 1 of 2
Sparte
Greek · ancient
"the city of Sparta"
the ancient Greek city-state famed for its austere military discipline
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spartan
English · 1600s
"showing austerity, simplicity, or self-discipline"
broadened from the city's name to describe any austere, disciplined simplicity
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