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Lycurgus

Syllabification: (Ly·cur·gus)
Pronunciation: /līˈkərgəs/
Definition of Lycurgus
  • (9th century bc), Spartan lawmaker. He is traditionally held to have been the founder of the constitution and military regime of ancient Sparta.

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