Definition of Elans

1. Noun. (plural of elan) ¹

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Definition of Elans

1. elan [n] - See also: elan

Lexicographical Neighbors of Elans

elaiosome
elaiosomes
elamping
elan
elan vital
elance
elanced
elances
elancing
eland
elands
elanet
elanets
elanid kite
elanid kites
elans (current term)
elaolite
elaoptene
elaoptenes
elaphine
elaphure
elaphures
elapid
elapid snake
elapid venoms
elapidae
elapids
elapine
elaps
elapse

Literary usage of Elans

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable: Giving the Derivation, Source, Or Origin of by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer (1898)
"Mile elans ( Thf]. The ancient Irish. Tho legend is that Ireland was once peopled by the Firbolgs, who were subdued by the Milesians, called the "Gaels of ..."

2. The Geographical and Historical Dictionary of America and the West Indies by Antonio de Alcedo, George Alexander Thompson (1814)
"... with skirts of wood on the river bank, by the springs and creeks. surplus they exchange with the И ¡elans for buffalo, rugs, horses, and mules. ..."

3. Annals of the Persecution in Scotland: From the Restoration to the Revolution by James Aikman (1842)
"... Common field-meeting -King authorizes calling in the Highland elans. EARLY in the year, a pretty large meeting, both of the indulged and ..."

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