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scintilla
[
sin-
til
-
uh
]
Origin
scin·til·la
/
sɪnˈtɪl
ə
/
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[
sin-
til
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uh
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noun
a minute particle; spark; trace:
not a scintilla of remorse.
Origin:
1685–95;
<
Latin:
spark
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scintilla
(sɪnˈtɪlə)
—
n
a minute amount; hint, trace, or particle
[C17: from Latin: a spark]
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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").
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