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Elan vs Clan - What's the difference?

elan | clan |

As nouns the difference between elan and clan

is that elan is ardor or zeal inspired by passion or enthusiasm while clan is a group of people all descended from a common ancestor, in fact or belief.

elan

English

Alternative forms

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Noun

(en noun)
  • ardor or zeal inspired by passion or enthusiasm.

    • Anagrams

    * ----

    clan

    English

    (wikipedia clan)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (anthropology) A group of people all descended from a common ancestor, in fact or belief.
  • A traditional social group of families in the Scottish Highlands having a common hereditary chieftain
  • Any association of people behaving clannishly.
  • (video games) A group of players who habitually play on the same team in multiplayer games.
  • A badger colony.

    • Derived terms

    * clannish * matriclan * patriclan

    Descendants

    * Dutch: (l) * German: (l)