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Definition of En clair
1. Adverb. In ordinary language.
Definition of En clair
1. Adverb. (context: of the transmission of a signal) In clear language without any encryption ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of En Clair
| emyd emyde emydea emydes emyds emylcamate emys en en- en- -en | en-dash en-suite en banc en bloc en clair (current term) en dash en dashes en deshabille en famille en flute | en garde en grappe en pointe en prise en quad |
Literary usage of En clair
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1872)
"... it was transmitted en clair—that is to say, not in the cipher which usually
veils diplomatic telegrams, and hence the ability of " enterprise" in ..."
2. On the Manner of Negotiating with Princes: On the Uses of Diplomacy; the by Callières (François de), Callières (François), Frederick Whyte (1919)
"... known one or two cases, where the less important part of a despatch was written
en clair, and the ambassador himself added the vital part in cipher. ..."
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