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Spartan(dictionary)
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DORSAL(medicine)

dorsal position (medicine) and Spartan (iou)


dorsal position (medicine)


dorsal position -->
supine position


The posture of an individual lying face up.


Spartan (iou)



Spartan noun & adjective. LME.
[Latin Spartanus, from Sparta (Greek Sparta, -te), capital of the ancient Doric State of Laconia: see -AN.]
A. noun.
A native or inhabitant of Sparta. LME.
A crisp red-skinned eating apple of a variety originally bred in Canada to withstand cold winters. M20.
b. adjective.
Of or pertaining to Sparta or its inhabitants. L16.
(Also spartan.) Characteristic of a Spartan; possessing the qualities of courage, endurance, frugality, etc., associated with the inhabitants of Sparta; esp. austere, strictly disciplined. M17.
G. Markstein Ulbricht..prided himself on his Spartan Fitness. I. D. Yalom Saul's bedroom was Spartanbare stucco walls and wooden floors. Helen Fielding Tomorrow new Spartan Health and Beauty regime will begin.
Spartanism noun discipline, principles, or methods resembling those of Sparta L19.
Spartanize verb trans. (rare) make Spartan in character M19.
Spartanly adverb L19.