élan


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
elan /eɪˈlɒ̃, eɪˈlan/ (also élan)
noun energy, style, and enthusiasm.
– origin C19: from Fr. élan, from élancer ‘to dart’.
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