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Laconophilic

Laconophilic adjective: of or pertaining to Laconophilia, love for or obsession with the Spartans.

Adjective

Laconophilic (comparative more Laconophilic, superlative most Laconophilic)

  1. of or pertaining to Laconophilia, love for or obsession with the Spartans
    • Xenophon was a citizen of Athens, but on account of his Laconophilic moods and views he was declared a political criminal in his own homeland and lived in exile.1989, M. A. Dandamaev, The Culture and Social Institutions of ancient Iran, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 394

Forms of Laconophilic

comparativemore Laconophilic
superlativemost Laconophilic

Origin of Laconophilic

From Lacono- + -philic.

Words that rhyme with Laconophilic

48 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about Laconophilic

What does Laconophilic mean?
Laconophilic means of or pertaining to Laconophilia, love for or obsession with the Spartans.
What part of speech is Laconophilic?
Laconophilic is an adjective.

Words near Laconophilic in the dictionary

  1. Lacono-
  2. laconomania
  3. laconomaniac
  4. laconophile
  5. Laconophilia
  6. Laconophilic
  7. Lacorte
  8. Lacortes
  9. lacosamide
  10. Lacoste
  11. Lacostes

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