Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In ancient Greek music: Tempo or pace; rhythmical movement
- noun Melodic motion upward or downward by successive scale-steps: same as
ductus in medieval music. The first use is the more proper.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun In ancient Greek music: Tempo or pace; rhythmical movement
- noun Melodic motion upward or downward by successive scale-steps: same as ductus in medieval music
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Examples
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In fact, many male citizens were trained since early childhood under a government mandated system known as "agoge," where they were taught a curriculum focused on ethics and military techniques.
Becky Lee: 21st Century Spartans : Does Violence Beget Violence? 2010
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In fact, many male citizens were trained since early childhood under a government mandated system known as "agoge," where they were taught a curriculum focused on ethics and military techniques.
Becky Lee: 21st Century Spartans : Does Violence Beget Violence? 2010
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In fact, many male citizens were trained since early childhood under a government mandated system known as "agoge," where they were taught a curriculum focused on ethics and military techniques.
Becky Lee: 21st Century Spartans : Does Violence Beget Violence? Becky Lee 2010
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In fact, many male citizens were trained since early childhood under a government mandated system known as "agoge," where they were taught a curriculum focused on ethics and military techniques.
Becky Lee: 21st Century Spartans : Does Violence Beget Violence? 2010
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Participating in the agoge regimen was considered prestigious and even non-Spartan families from aristocratic backgrounds, desired for their sons to be included, as agoge consistently turned out strong and powerful leaders.
Becky Lee: 21st Century Spartans : Does Violence Beget Violence? Becky Lee 2010
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Participating in the agoge regimen was considered prestigious and even non-Spartan families from aristocratic backgrounds, desired for their sons to be included, as agoge consistently turned out strong and powerful leaders.
Becky Lee: 21st Century Spartans : Does Violence Beget Violence? 2010
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Participating in the agoge regimen was considered prestigious and even non-Spartan families from aristocratic backgrounds, desired for their sons to be included, as agoge consistently turned out strong and powerful leaders.
Becky Lee: 21st Century Spartans : Does Violence Beget Violence? 2010
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Participating in the agoge regimen was considered prestigious and even non-Spartan families from aristocratic backgrounds, desired for their sons to be included, as agoge consistently turned out strong and powerful leaders.
Becky Lee: 21st Century Spartans : Does Violence Beget Violence? 2010
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Likewise, how many people believe the Vikings are actually going to row up the river and burn their subdivision, or that the South High Spartans were sent to the agoge for training at the age ofseven?
The Volokh Conspiracy » The Ethics of Naming Sports Teams After Ethnic Groups: 2009
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Trained from childhood in the Spartan agoge, Lysandra is already expert with weapons and military tactics, and Balbus cannot believe his luck when she despatches her first arena opponent with consummate ease.
Archive 2008-03-01 Carla 2008
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