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‖ élan
[Fr.; believed to be f. élancer (see next).]
a. An impetuous rush (e.g. of troops).
b. In Eng. use chiefly abstr.: Ardour, impetuousness, vivacity.
1880Burton Reign Q. Anne III. xiv. 22 With the first charge—the élan as they like to call it, the French seemed to carry all before them. 1880Fraser's Mag. May 651 The unquenchable élan of boyhood. |