esprit de corps
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Borrowing from French esprit de corps, from esprit (“spirit”) + de (“of”) + corps (“body”)
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
- (idiomatic) A shared spirit of comradeship, enthusiasm, and devotion to a cause among the members of a group, for example of a military unit.
Synonyms [edit]
- (shared spirit): morale, team spirit
Translations [edit]
shared spirit of comradeship, enthusiasm, and devotion
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References [edit]
- esprit in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
French [edit]
Etymology [edit]
esprit (spirit) + de (of) + corps (group, body).
Noun [edit]
- literally, the "spirit of the group." The common spirit.