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é⋅lan
/
eɪˈlɑn
,
eɪˈlæn
;
Fr.
eɪˈlɑ̃
/
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[
ey-
lahn
,
ey-
lan
;
Fr.
ey-
lah
n
]
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élan
–noun
dash; impetuous ardor:
to dance with great élan.
Origin:
1875–80;
F, MF
eslan
a dash, rush, n. deriv. of
eslancer
to dart, equiv. to
es-
ex-
1
+
lancer
to
lance
1
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é·lan
(ā-läɴ', ā-län')
n.
Enthusiastic vigor and liveliness.
Distinctive style or flair.
[French, from Old French
eslan
,
rush
, from
eslancer
,
to hurl
:
es-
,
out
(from Latin
ex-
; see
ex-
) +
lancer
,
to throw
(from Late Latin
lanceāre
,
to throw a lance
, from Latin
lancea
,
lance
).]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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