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scin·til·la
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ə
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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]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Scintilla
is always a great word to know.
So is
gobo
. Does it mean:
So is
quincunx
. Does it mean:
So is
slumgullion
. Does it mean:
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
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, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
It has also been defined as more than a
scintilla
and less than a preponderance.
She wants us to accept, without a
scintilla
of real evidence, that autism is an
epidemic.
Substantial evidence is more than a mere
scintilla
but may be less than a
preponderance.
It is more than a mere
scintilla
but may be less than a preponderance.
It is more than a mere
scintilla
of evidence but may be less than a preponderance.
Then and only then make a decision on prosecution, so that there is no
scintilla
of haste or heat.
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