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<b class="b2">Had he had a jot</b> or <b class="b2">scintilla of evidence for the charges he trumped up against me would he have allowed this?</b> P. ἆρʼ ἂν εἴ γʼ εἶχε στιγμὴν ἢ σκιὰν τούτων ὧν κατεσκεύαζε κατʼ ἐμοῦ τοῦτʼ ἂν εἴασε (Dem. 552).
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{{Lewis
|lshtext=<b>scintilla</b>: ae, f.<br /> [[dim]]. kindr. [[with]] [[σπινθήρ]],<br /><b>I</b> a [[spark]] ([[class]].).<br /><b>I</b> Lit.; sing.: videmus Accedere ex unā scintillā incendia [[passim]], Lucr. 5, 609; 4, 606; Verg. A. 1, 174; Ov. M. 7, 80; Liv. 38, 7 al.: parva [[saepe]] [[scintilla]] contempta excitavit [[incendium]], Curt. 6, 3, 11.—Plur., Lucr. 2, 675; 6, 163; Verg. A. 12, 102; Quint. 8, 5, 29 al.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>B</b> Transf., a [[bright]], [[sparkling]] [[point]]: nullis ut in [[auro]] lucentibus scintillis, Plin. 33, 6, 31, § 95.—<br /><b>II</b> Trop., a [[spark]], [[glimmer]], [[faint]] [[trace]]: [[scintilla]] ingenii, Cic. Rep. 2, 21, 31: belli, id. Fam. 10, 14, 2: [[isti]] tantis offusis tenebris ne scintillam [[quidem]] ullam nobis ad dispiciendum reliquerunt, id. Ac. 2, 19, 61: ne scintillam [[quidem]] relinques, [[genus]] qui congliscat tuom, Plaut. Trin. 3, 2, 52.
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{{Gaffiot
|gf=<b>scintilla</b>,¹² æ, f., étincelle : Lucr. 5, 609, etc.; Virg. En. 1, 174 ; Curt. 6, 3, 11 &#124;&#124; point brillant [dans une pierre] : Plin. 33, 95 &#124;&#124; [fig.] Cic. Fam. 10, 14, 2 ; Rep. 2, 37 ; ne scintillam [[quidem]] relinques, [[genus]] qui congliscat tuum Pl. Trin. 678, tu ne laisseras même pas une étincelle [un rejeton] pour ranimer ta race.
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