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   Sprite

   /sprīt/

   

   noun

   • 1. an elf or fairy.
   • 2. a computer graphic which may be moved on-screen and otherwise manipulated as a single entity.
   • 3. a faint flash, typically red, sometimes emitted in the upper atmosphere over a thunderstorm owing to the collision of high-energy electrons with air molecules.

   Word Origin Middle English: alteration of sprit, a contraction of spirit.

   Scrabble Points: 8

   • S

     1

   • P

     3

   • R

     1

   • I

     1

   • T

     1

   • E

     1

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