éclat

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Etymology

Borrowed from French éclat, from éclater (“to burst out”). Akin to Old English slītan (“to split”). More at slice, slit. Doublet of slate and slat.

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