tyrtaean

\(|)tər|tēən\ adjective

Usage: usually capitalized

Etymology: Tyrtaeus 7th century B.C. Greek elegiac poet + English -an

: of, relating to, or styled in the manner of the Spartan poet Tyrtaeus noted as a writer of spirited martial and patriotic songs in the 7th century B.C.

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Tyrtaean /tər-tēˈən/

adjective

Of or relating to Tyrtaeus (Gr Tyrtaios), a Greek martial poet of the 7c BC