Complete Definition of "scintilla"

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English

Etymology
Existing in English since the seventeenth century<ref name="COED-etymdate">The Concise Oxford English Dictionary [Eleventh Edition]</ref>; from L. #Latin|scintilla, �sparkle|sparkling speck, atom�.

Pronunciation
a|{{L.}} IPA|/skin�til�a/
a|UK IPA|/sɪn�tɪla/

Noun
en-noun|scintillae|pl2=scintillas

  1. A small spark or flash.
  2. A small or trace amount.

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Italian
Noun
it-noun|scintill|f|a|e

#spark

Verb
scintilla

  1. third person singular present tense of scintillare
  2. second person singular imperative of scintillare

Category:Italian verb forms

fr:scintilla
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