spirt
Britishnoun
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Aside from a mournful clarinet line in the first part of its third and final movement, the work had a surprisingly ebullient spirt for something composed by a Dane in 1944.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 14, 2026
Danielle's mum said she was "a free spirt" who had loved travelling in Australia and India – where she had helped to build schools and also volunteered in an orphanage.
From BBC ● Feb. 21, 2025
Sharon Nelson told reporters her brother’s music will live forever and that his spirt “sneaks up on me sometimes.”
From Washington Times ● May 4, 2023
A democratic, egalitarian spirt reigned on the dance floor.
From New York Times ● May 11, 2022
Derived forms from the above root are also the following, which correspond more closely with Germ. sprütsen, Ang.-Sax. sprytan, Eng. spirt, Ital. sprizzare.
From The River-Names of Europe by Robert Ferguson
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