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es⋅prit

  [e-spree]
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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   (ě-sprē')   
n.  

  1. Liveliness of mind or spirit; sprightliness.

  2. Esprit de corps. See Synonyms at morale.


[French, from Latin spīritus, spirit; see spirit.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

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."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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