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sang-froid

PRONUNCIATION:
(san*-FRWA)
[* the first syllable is nasal]

MEANING:
noun: Calmness, especially under stress.

ETYMOLOGY:
From French sang-froid (cold blood). Earliest documented use: 1750.

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