PARTICLE
\pˈɑːtɪkə͡l], \pˈɑːtɪkəl], \p_ˈɑː_t_ɪ_k_əl]\
Definitions of PARTICLE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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a body having finite mass and internal structure but negligible dimensions
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a function word that can be used in English to form phrasal verbs
By Princeton University
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Any very small portion or part; the smallest portion; as, he has not a particle of patriotism or virtue.
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A crumb or little piece of concecrated host.
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The smaller hosts distributed in the communion of the laity.
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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.
By Oddity Software
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Any very small portion or part; the smallest portion; as, he has not a particle of patriotism or virtue.
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A crumb or little piece of concecrated host.
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The smaller hosts distributed in the communion of the laity.
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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.
By Noah Webster.
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A very small piece; a bit; as, a particle of dust: in grammar, a word not used alone, as a conjunction or a preposition.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald