sprite
see also: Sprite
Etymology
Sprite
Etymology
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see also: Sprite
Etymology
From Middle English sprite, spryt, spreyte, from Old French esprit, from Latin spiritus.
Pronunciation Nounsprite (plural sprites)
- (mythology) Any of various supernatural beings, loosely defined:
- (computer graphics) A two-dimensional image or animation that is integrated into a larger scene.
- (meteorology) A large electrical discharge that occurs high above the cumulonimbus cloud of an active thunderstorm, which appears as a luminous red or orange flash.
- The green woodpecker, or yaffle (Picus viridis).
- (entomology) Any of various African damselflies of the genus Pseudagrion (of which, Australian species are named riverdamsels).
- A spayed female ferret.
- (obsolete) Alternative form of spright
- (supernatural creature) See goblin (hostile)
- German: Geist, Erscheinung, Seele
- Russian: дух
sprite (sprites, present participle spriting; simple past and past participle sprited)
Sprite
Etymology
In the early 1940s, Coca-Cola started running an advertising campaign featuring an elf-like figure called “Sprite Boy” (see sprite). The name originated from the previous Coca-Cola campaign, but it was a focus group that ultimately chose the name “Sprite”.
Pronunciation Proper noun- A colourless, caffeine-free, lemon and lime-flavoured soft drink.
- Russian: Спрайт
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