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sprite

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noun

Also, spright. an elf, fairy, or goblin.

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Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English sprit < Old French esprit < Latin spīritus spirit

Related forms

sprite·hood, noun

sprite·less, adjective

sprite·like, adjective

Can be confused: spirit, sprite.

Synonyms
See fairy.

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a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.

an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.

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World English Dictionary

sprite (spraɪt)

—n
1.	(in folklore) a nimble elflike creature, esp one associated with water
2.	a small dainty person
3.	an icon in a computer game which can be manoeuvred around the screen by means of a joystick, etc

[C13: from Old French esprit, from Latin spīritusspirit¹]

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Word Origin & History

sprite

c.1300, from O.Fr. esprit "spirit," from L. spiritus (see spirit).

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Computing Dictionary

Sprite definition

operating system
An operating system from Berkeley supporting multiprocessing and distributed files.
[Details? References?]
(1994-10-17)

sprite definition

graphics, file format
A small bitmap image, often used in animated games but also sometimes used as a synonym for icon.
(1997-06-29)

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"Now the hungry lion roars,
And the wolf behowls the moon;
Whilst the heavy ploughman snores,
All with weary task fordone.
Now the wasted brands do glow,
Whilst the screech-owl, screeching loud,
Puts the wretch that lies in woe
In remembrance of a shroud.
Now it is the time of night,
That the graves, all gaping wide,
Every one lets forth his sprite,
In the church-way paths to glide:"

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