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spirit
What does spirit mean?
spirit (noun): the vital principle or animating force within living things.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you pronounce spirit?
/ˈspɪɹət/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does spirit come from?
From Middle English spirit, from Old French espirit (“spirit”), from Latin spīritus (“breath; spirit”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)peys- (“to blow, breathe”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “spirit” mean?
the vital principle or animating force within living things
Right! That's what “spirit” means.
the quality of having a superior or more favorable position
Not quite: that's what advantage means.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
Not quite: that's what road means.
a cuboid space; a cuboid container, often with a hinged lid
Not quite: that's what box means.
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