01 n. A minute part or portion of matter; a morsel; a little bit; an atom; a jot; as, a particle of sand, of wood, of dust.
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A minute part or portion of matter; a morsel; a little bit; an atom; a jot; as, a particle of sand, of wood, of dust.“The small size of atoms which unite To make the smallest particle of light.” — Blackmore.
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Any very small portion or part; the smallest portion; as, he has not a particle of patriotism or virtue.“The houses had not given their commissioners authority in the least particle to recede.” — Clarendon.
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A crumb or little piece of consecrated host.(R. C. Ch.)
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A subordinate word that is never inflected (a preposition, conjunction, interjection); or a word that can not be used except in compositions; as, ward in backward, ly in lovely.(Gram.)
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