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em⋅presse⋅ment
[ahn-pres-mahn] 
prɛsˈmɑ̃
–noun, plural -ments [-mahn] . French.
[-mahn] . French. | display of cordiality. |
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| em·presse·ment (äɴ'prěs-mäɴ') n. Effusive cordiality. [French, from (s')empresser, to be eager : en-, in; see en-1 + presser, to press (from Old French; see press1).] |
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Empressement
Em`presse`ment"\, n. [F., fr s'empresser to hasten.] Demonstrative warmth or cordiality of manner; display of enthusiasm. He grasped my hand with a nervous empressement. --Poe.
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Language Translation for : Empressement
Spanish:
presteza,
German:
die Bereitwilligkeit,
Japanese:
敏速
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