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joie de vi⋅vre
[zhwaduh vee-vruh ] 
French.
| a delight in being alive; keen, carefree enjoyment of living. |
Origin:
lit., joy of living
lit., joy of living
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| joie de vi·vre (zhwä' də vē'vrə) n. Hearty or carefree enjoyment of life. [French : joie, joy + de, of + vivre, to live, living.] |
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joie de vivre [(zhwah duh veev-ruh, veev)]
A love of life. From French, meaning “joy of living.”
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