laconomaniac

English

Etymology

From lacono- +‎ -maniac.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -æk, -eɪniæk
  • Hyphenation: Lac‧on‧o‧ma‧ni‧ac

Noun

laconomaniac (plural laconomaniacs)

  1. one of displays Laconomania, a love for or obsession with the Spartans
    • 1989, Isidor Feinstein Stone, The Trial of Socrates‎[1], Anchor Books, →ISBN, page 129:
      The Birds supported that charge when it described the pro-Spartan "laconomaniac" youth of Athens as "Socratified."

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