First Known Use: 1661
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scintilla
noun scin·til·la \sin-ˈti-lə\
: a very small amount of something
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Origin of SCINTILLA
Latin
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- ace, bit, crumb, dab, dram, driblet, glimmer, hint, lick, little, mite, nip, ounce, peanuts, ray, particle, scruple, shade, shadow, shred, skosh, smack, smell, smidgen (also smidgeon or smidgin or smidge), snap, soupçon, spark, spatter, speck, splash, spot, sprinkling, strain, streak, suspicion, tad, touch, trace
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