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en clair
[ ahn kler ]
adverb
French.
- (especially of diplomatic messages) in ordinary language; not written or sent in code or cipher.
en clair
/ ɑ̃ klɛr /
adverb
- in ordinary language; not in cipher
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of en clair1
Literally, “in clearâ€
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of en clair1
literally: in clear
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Example Sentences
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The Russian Ambassador also despatched an urgent message en clair to his Government embodying the contradiction communicated by the Wilhelmstrasse.
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P.S.—The cypher will be better set by the last letter of the word en clair, immediately preceding the cyphered part of the letter.
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I sent off a long telegram in cypher to the Stockholm Legation, making certain inquiries, and a longer one en clair to the British Consul at Gothenburg.
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The cypher may be set by the first letter, which is written en clair, as I in this letter.
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