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noun
1.
a minute portion, piece, fragment, or amount; a tiny or very small bit: a particle of dust; not a particle of supporting evidence.
2.
Physics.
a.
one of the extremely small constituents of matter, as an atom or nucleus.
b.
an elementary particle, quark, or gluon.
c.
a body in which the internal motion is negligible.
3.
a clause or article, as of a document.
4.
Grammar.
a.
b.
such a word.
c.
a small word of functional or relational use, as an article, preposition, or conjunction, whether of a separate form class or not.
5.
Roman Catholic Church. a small piece of the Host given to each lay communicant in a Eucharistic service.
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Particles
is always a great word to know.
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| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
particle
1380, "small part or division of a whole," from L. particula "little bit or part," dim. of pars (gen. partis), see part (n.). In construction, particle board (1957) is so called because it is made from chips and shavings of wood.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary
particle par·ti·cle (pär'tĭ-kəl)
n.
A very small piece or part.
An elementary particle.
A subatomic particle.
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