word of the day :: atomy

atomy:

[at-uh-mee]

–noun, Plural -mies.

1. an atom; mote.

2. a small creature; pygmy.

  

Origin:

1585-95; sing. use of L atomī,  pl. of atomus atom

"Eyes that are the frail'st and softest things,

Who shut their coward gates on atomies."

:: William Shakespeare ::

Phebe in As You Like It

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