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Definition of élan noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

élan

noun

noun

NAmE//eɪˈlɑn//

, NAmE//eɪˈlɑ̃//

[uncountable] (from French) (literary)

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great enthusiasm, energy, style, and confidence She performed with skill and élan.

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