Etymology

emication

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Today it means: A spark, flickering or scintillation. Full definition →

Latin emicatio
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  1. Latin · derived fromemicatio
  2. English todayemication

From Latin emicatio, from emicare (“to spring out or forth”), from e (“out”) + micare (“to move quickly to and fro, to sparkle”).

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