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| type | s |
| lex_filenum | 00 |
| def | practicing great self-denial |
| examples | Be systematically ascetic...do...something for no other reason than that you would rather not do it William James a desert nomad's austere life a spartan diet a spartan existence |
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| Similar to | abstemious |
| Derivationally related form | austere → austerity |
| Derivationally related form | ascetical → ascetic |
| Derivationally related form | ascetic → ascetic |
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| Similar to | abstemious |
| Derived from adjective | ascetically → ascetic |
| Derivationally related form | austerity → austere |
| Derivationally related form | ascetic → ascetic |
| Derivationally related form | ascetic → ascetical |
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