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- [sprahyt]
- /spraɪt/
- /spraɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sprahyt]
- /spraɪt/
Definitions of sprite word
- noun sprite an elf, fairy, or goblin. 1
- noun sprite myth: small fairy 1
- noun Technical meaning of sprite (operating system) An operating system from Berkeley supporting multiprocessing and distributed files. 1
- countable noun sprite In fairy stories and legends, a sprite is a small, magic creature which lives near water. 0
- noun sprite (in folklore) a nimble elflike creature, esp one associated with water 0
- noun sprite a small dainty person 0
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Origin of sprite
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English sprit < Old French esprit < Latin spīritus spirit
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Sprite
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sprite popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
sprite usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for sprite
noun sprite
- angel — Angels are spiritual beings that some people believe are God's servants in heaven.
- archangel — In the Jewish, Christian, and Muslim religions, an archangel is an angel of the highest rank.
- bogie — an assembly of four or six wheels forming a pivoted support at either end of a railway coach. It provides flexibility on curves
- deviling — Theology. (sometimes initial capital letter) the supreme spirit of evil; Satan. a subordinate evil spirit at enmity with God, and having power to afflict humans both with bodily disease and with spiritual corruption.
- devilkin — a small devil; a devil inferior to 'the' devil
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