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at⋅o⋅my

1  [at-uh-mee]
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–noun, plural -mies.
1. an atom; mote.
2. a small creature; pygmy.
Origin:
1585–95; sing. use of L atomī, pl. of atomus atom

at⋅o⋅my

2  [at-uh-mee]
–noun, plural -mies.
a skeleton.
Origin:
1590–1600; var. of anatomy (taken as an atomy)
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at·o·my 1   (āt'ə-mē)   
n.   pl. at·o·mies Archaic

  1. A tiny particle; a mote.

  2. A tiny being.


[From Latin atomī, pl. of atomus, atom; see atom.]
at·o·my 2   (āt'ə-mē)   
n.   pl. at·o·mies Archaic
A gaunt person; a skeleton.

[From an atomy, respelling of anatomy.]
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