noun
dash; impetuous ardor: to dance with great élan.
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élan (eɪˈlɑːn, eɪˈlæn, French elɑ̃) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
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| a combination of style and vigour: he performed the concerto with élan | |
| [C19: from French, from élancer to throw forth, ultimately from Latin lancea | |
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Elan
is always a great word to know.
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| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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Word Origin & History
elan
1877, from Fr. élan (16c.), noun derived from élancer "to rush, dart," from O.Fr. elancer, from e- "out" + lancer "to throw a lance," from L.L. lanceare, from L. lancea "lance."
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Elan definition
["Top-down Programming with Elan", C.H.A. Koster, Ellis Horwood 1987].
Example sentences
He made it his business to know all the celebrities and collectors by name, and he handled crowds with the elan of a diplomat.
Informational panels tackle topics such as reproduction and conservation with elan.
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