éclat

[ ey-klah; French ey-kla ]
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noun
  1. brilliance of success, reputation, etc.: the éclat of a great achievement.

  2. showy or elaborate display: a performance of great éclat.

  1. acclamation; acclaim.

Origin of éclat

1
1665–75; <French: splinter, fragment, burst, flash, brilliance, Old French esclat, noun derivative of esclater to burst, break violently, probably <Old Low Franconian *slaitan to split, break (compare Old High German sleizan to tear), a causative of Germanic *slitan;see slit

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éclat

/ (eɪˈklɑː, French ekla) /


noun
  1. brilliant or conspicuous success, effect, etc

  2. showy display; ostentation

  1. social distinction

  2. approval; acclaim; applause

Origin of éclat

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C17: from French, from éclater to burst; related to Old French esclater to splinter, perhaps of Germanic origin; compare slit

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