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scin⋅til⋅la

  [sin-til-uh]
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–noun
a minute particle; spark; trace: not a scintilla of remorse.
Origin:
1685–95; < L: spark
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scin·til·la   (sĭn-tĭl'ə)   
n.  
  1. A minute amount; an iota or trace.
  2. A spark; a flash.

[Latin, spark.]
scin'til·lant adj.
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Scintilla

Scin*til"la\, n. [L.] A spark; the least particle; an iota; a tittle. --R. North.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : scintilla
Spanish: chispa,
German: der Funke,
Japanese: 火花
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scintilla 
1692, from fig. use of L. scintilla "particle of fire, spark, glittering speck, atom," probably from PIE *ski-nto-, from base *skai- "to shine, to gleam" (cf. Goth. skeinan, O.E. scinan "to shine").
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: scin·til·la
Pronunciation: sin-'ti-l&
Function: noun
: a small trace or barely perceptible amount of something (as evidence supporting a position)
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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