en clair
[ ahn-kler ]
adverb, adjectiveFrench.
(especially of diplomatic messages) in ordinary language; not written or sent in code or cipher.
Origin of en clair
1Literally, “in clear”
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How to use en clair in a sentence
He said he would telegraph as well as he could en clair to let Jules Favre know this.
Lord Lyons: A Record of British Diplomacy | Thomas Wodehouse Legh NewtonThe cypher may be set by the first letter, which is written en clair, as I in this letter.
Memoirs of the Court and Cabinets of George the Third, Volume 2 (of 2) | The Duke of Buckingham
British Dictionary definitions for en clair
en clair
/ French (ɑ̃ klɛr) /
adverb, adjective
in ordinary language; not in cipher
Origin of en clair
1literally: in clear
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