es·prit

[e-spree]
noun
sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence.

Origin:
1585–95; < French < Latin spīritus spirit

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esprit (ɛˈspriː) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
spirit and liveliness, esp in wit
 
[C16: from French, from Latin spīritus a breathing, spirit1]

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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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Example sentences
At first you find this uplifting, in a back-stage-y, esprit de corps sort of
  way.
He made a point of extolling the new chief for restoring the esprit de corps.
For me that explains the swaggering esprit de corps so often commented on by
  impressed visitors.
The ultimate payoff of this esprit de corps was a headlong aggressiveness that
  won battles.
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