"sprelve" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sprelves [plural]
Etymology: Blend of sprite + elve Etymology templates: {{blend|en|sprite|elve}} Blend of sprite + elve Head templates: {{en-noun}} sprelve (plural sprelves)
  1. (astronomy, meteorology) An upper atmospheric optical phenomena associated with thunderstorms, in which an elve is immediately followed by a sprite. Categories (topical): Astronomy, Meteorology

Inflected forms

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