esprit de corps

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 References 2 French 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From French esprit de corps from esprit (“‘spirit’”) + de (“‘of’”) + corps (“‘body’”)

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ɛˌspɹiː də ˈkɔː/
• (US) IPA: /ɛˌspɹi də ˈkɔɹ/
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[edit] Noun

esprit de corps (uncountable)

1. (idiomatic) A shared spirit of comradeship, enthusiasm, and devotion to a cause among the members of a group, for example of a military unit.

[edit] Synonyms

• (shared spirit): morale, team spirit

[edit] Translations

[edit] References

• esprit in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

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[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

esprit (spirit) + de (of) + corps (group, body).

[edit] Noun

esprit de corps

1. literally, the "spirit of the group." The common spirit.