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(1):

(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.

(2):

(n.) A crumb or little piece of concecrated host.

(3):

(n.) 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.

(4):

(n.) The smaller hosts distributed in the communion of the laity.

(5):

(n.) Any very small portion or part; the smallest portion; as, he has not a particle of patriotism or virtue.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Particle'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/particle.html. 1828.
 
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