sprite

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see also: Sprite

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Pronunciation

• enPR: sprīt, IPA: /spɹaɪt/

Noun

sprite (plural sprites)

1. (mythology) A spirit; a soul; a shade
   • 1803, William Blake, Auguries of Innocence

     He who torments the chafer's sprite

     Weaves a bower in endless night.

2. An apparition; ghost
3. (mythology) An elf; a fairy; a goblin.
4. The green woodpecker, or yaffle.
5. (computer graphics) A two-dimensional image or animation that is integrated into a larger scene.
6. An electrical discharge that occurs high above the cumulonimbus cloud of an active thunderstorm.
7. A spayed female ferret.
8. (obsolete) Alternative form of spright#English|spright (“frame of mind, disposition”)

Synonyms

• (supernatural creature) See goblin (hostile)

Related terms

• sprightly

Translations

• German: Geist, Erscheinung, Seele
• Russian: дух

Translations

• German: Kobold, Elf, Elfe, Elfin
• Russian: эльф

Translations

• German: Sprite
• Russian: спрайт

Translations

• German: Kobold
• Russian: спрайт

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Sprite

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Pronunciation

• enPR: sprīt, IPA: /spɹaɪt/

Proper noun

1. A colourless, caffeine-free, lemon and lime-flavoured soft drink.

Translations

• Russian: Спрайт

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