wikipedia|Esprit de corps (disambiguation)|Esprit de corps
English
Etymology
Borrowed from the French.
Noun
en-noun|-|sg=esprit de corps
- A common spirit of comradeship, enthusiasm, and devotion to a cause#noun|cause among the members of a group, for example of a military unit.
Synonyms
morale
team spirit
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Category: French derivations
References
R:Webster 1913|esprit
French
Etymology
esprit (spirit) + de (of) + corps (group, body).
Phrase
esprit#French|esprit de#French|de corps#French|corps
- literally, the "spirit of the group." The common spirit.
category: French phrasebook
category: French nouns
io:esprit de corps
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