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–noun
sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence.
[Origin: 1585–95; < F < L spīritus spirit]
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es·prit    Audio Help   (ě-sprē')  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. Liveliness of mind or spirit; sprightliness.
  2. Esprit de corps. See Synonyms at morale.


[French, from Latin spīritus, spirit; see spirit.]

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esprit 
1591, from M.Fr. esprit "spirit, mind," from O.Fr. espirit, from L. spiritus "spirit." Esprit de corps first recorded 1780. Fr. also has the excellent phrase esprit de l'escalier, lit. "spirit of the staircase," defined in OED as, "a retort or remark that occurs to a person after the opportunity to make it has passed."

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esprit

noun
liveliness of mind or spirit 

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ESPRIT
European Strategic Programme for Research in Information Technology

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Esprit

Es`prit"\, n. [F. See Spirit.] Spirit.

Esprit de corps, a French phrase much used by English writers to denote the common spirit pervading the members of a body or association of persons. It implies sympathy, enthusiasm, devotion, and jealous regard for the honor of the body as a whole.
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