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éclat
[ ey-klah; French ey-kla ]
noun
- brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
the éclat of a great achievement.
- showy or elaborate display:
a performance of great éclat.
- acclamation; acclaim.
éclat
/ eɪˈklɑː; ekla /
noun
- brilliant or conspicuous success, effect, etc
- showy display; ostentation
- social distinction
- approval; acclaim; applause
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of éclat1
C17: from French, from éclater to burst; related to Old French esclater to splinter, perhaps of Germanic origin; compare slit
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Example Sentences
The eclat which the Moorish caliphs shed upon Spain from the tenth to the thirteenth century is well known.
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They'll all be there, old man, and I shall make my exit with much eclat, with pipe and dance and all the rest of it.
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The first splendour and eclat of such situations soon loses its lustre, and often, as you found it, is burdensome.
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It is very beautiful to teach Truth, but error should not be corrected with too much eclat.
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A new era was opened in 1847 by the introduction with great eclat and enterprise of the first iron steamers.
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