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scintilla
scin·til·la
[
sin tíllə
]
(
plural
scin·til·las
)
noun
Definition:
small amount:
a tiny amount of something
There's not a scintilla of truth in what he said.
[
Late 17th century. < Latin, "spark"
]
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