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Meaning of esprit de corps | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
/ɛˌspɹiː də ˈkɔː/

Definitions

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

idiomatic, uncountable

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Examples

““Well done, sister! I honour your esprit du corps^([sic]). When I am a wife, I mean to be just as staunch myself; and I wish my friends in general would be so too. It would save me many a heartache.””
“Always happening like that. The very moment. Girl in Eustace street hallway Monday was it settling her garter. Her friend covering the display of. Esprit de corps. Well, what are you gaping at?”
“Also, much depended on an exceptional esprit de corps which permeated the whole staff, and achieved miracles of promptitude in such details as engine-changing and the marshalling of trains.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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