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   Par·ti·cle

   /ˈpärdək(ə)l/

   

   noun

   • 1. a minute portion of matter: "tiny particles of dust"
   • ▪ the least possible amount: "he agrees without hearing the least particle of evidence"
   • ▪ another term for subatomic particle
   • ▪ a hypothetical object having mass but no physical size.
   • 2. (in English) any of the class of words such as in, up, off, over, used with verbs to make phrasal verbs.
   • ▪ (in ancient Greek) any of the class of words such as de and ge, used for contrast and emphasis.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin particula ‘little part’, diminutive of pars, part-.

   Scrabble Points: 12

   • P

     3

   • A

     1

   • R

     1

   • T

     1

   • I

     1

   • C

     3

   • L

     1

   • E

     1

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