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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | female nature spirit |
| Synonyms: | dryad, fairy, goddess, mermaid, naiad, nymphet, spirit, sprite, sylph |
| Main Entry: | sprite |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fairy |
| Synonyms: | elf, fay, goblin, nymph, pixie, spright |
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Example Sentences
- The story tells of a water nymph entranced by a young prince who comes to bathe in her lake.
- Cicadas in the nymph stage subsist on sap from tree roots.
- Eggs hatch, then the cycle from larvae to nymph follows.
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