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Laconomania
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laconomania
English
Etymology
From en Lacono- -mania.
Pronunciation
en eɪniə 6
en Lac on o ma ni a
Noun
love for or obsession with the Spartans
en Laconophilia
en Utley Te Documents Of Modern Political Thought 80 https://archive.org/details/documentsofmoder0000utle_r7z1/page/80 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. 1957-01-01 Cambridge University Press https://archive.org/details/documentsofmoder0000utle_r7z1 Maclure J Stuart
Alternative forms
en laconomania
Related terms
en laconomaniac
See also
en Laconophilia
en Laconophilic
en Laconophile