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esprit

l'esprit (FR N-M) spirit, the breath of God; third part of the Holy Trinity; inspiration originating with God; principle of the incorporeal life of man; manner of articulation of an initial vowel sound in ancient Greek, the sign over the vowel; insubstantial emanations, considered the principle of life and sentiment; volatile liquid, product of distillation, as alcohol; immaterial being; mythological being; dead person's ghost; thought in general; principle of psychological life of man…

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