laconomania
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3ADJ.
other, rough
VERB + LACONOMANIA
affecting
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in
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noun
love for or obsession with the Spartans
This ‘Laconomania’ is met in Plato, Xenophon, Polybius, Plutarch and many others in the ‘classical heritage’, which in time came to inspire generations of lycée-trained young men; a man like Saint-Just is an obvious product of it.
noun
Alternative form of Laconomania.
The other, affecting the laconomania or the rough manners of the Spartans, wears a coarse cloak and plain sandals
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2This ‘Laconomania’ is met in Plato, Xenophon, Polybius, Plutarch and many others in the ‘classical heritage’, which in time came to inspire generations of lycée-trained young men; a man like Saint-Jus
WiktionaryThe other, affecting the laconomania or the rough manners of the Spartans, wears a coarse cloak and plain sandals
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