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amour-propre

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a⋅mour-pro⋅pre

  [a-moor-praw-pruh ]
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–noun French.
self-esteem; self-respect.
Origin:
lit., self-love
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a·mour-pro·pre   (ä-mōōr-prôp'rə)   
n.  Respect for oneself; self-esteem.

[French : amour, love + propre, own.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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amour-propre 
1775, from Fr., "sensitive self-love, self-esteem."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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