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Noun elan has 3 senses
- ardor, ardour, elan, zeal - a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause); "they were imbued with a revolutionary ardor"; "he felt a kind of religious zeal"
--1 is a kind of eagerness, avidity, avidness, keenness
- dash, elan, flair, panache, style - distinctive and stylish elegance; "he wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer"
--2 is a kind of elegance
- elan - enthusiastic and assured vigor and liveliness; "a performance of great elan and sophistication"
--3 is a kind of liveliness, life, spirit, sprightliness
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