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Definition of esprit de corps noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

esprit de corps

noun

/eˌspriː də ˈkɔː(r)/

/eˌspriː də ˈkɔːr/

[uncountable] (from French)

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feelings of respect, care and support for each other, etc. that are shared by the members of a group
Word OriginFrench, literally ‘spirit of the body’.

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