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[sprite]
** English
[Sprite (soft drink)]
*** Etymology
In the early 1940s, 吴语: The Coca-Cola Company started running an advertising
campaign featuring an elf-like figure called “Sprite Boy” (see [en]). The
name originated from the previous Coca-Cola campaign, but it was a focus group
that ultimately chose the name “Sprite”.[1]
*** Pronunciation
- [sprīt] , [en]
- [en]
- [en]
*** Proper noun
[s]
1. A colourless, caffeine-free, lemon and lime-flavoured soft drink .
**** Translations
[colourless, caffeine-free, lemon and lime-flavoured soft drink]
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*** References
References:
[1]. [author=Emma Roberts] .
*** Anagrams
- [en]
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