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Elan

["Top-down Programming with Elan", C.H.A. Koster, Ellis Horwood 1987].

Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)
 

 

'Elan \['E]`lan"\, n. [F., fr. ['e]lancer to dart.]

Ardor inspired by passion or enthusiasm. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

 

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elan

noun

1: 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" [syn: ardor, ardour, zeal]
2: distinctive and stylish elegance; "he wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer" [syn: dash, flair, panache, style]
3: enthusiastic and assured vigor and liveliness; "a performance of great elan and sophistication"

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

 

'Elan \['E]`lan"\, b. [F., fr. ['e]lancer to dart.]

Ardor inspired by passion or enthusiasm.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

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