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You poor little atomy, how many of you are dead None of us dead, sir; without it is the baby;" here Geraldine burst into a wailing storm of tears.

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  1. noun Archaic A tiny particle; a mote.
  2. noun Archaic A tiny being.
  3. noun Archaic A gaunt person; a skeleton.

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  1. From Latin atomī, pl. of atomus, atom; see atom.
  2. From an atomy, respelling of anatomy.

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  1. Early modern English also atomie, attomye, from atomie, properly atomi, plural of atomus, properly the L. form then in current use along with atom, the form atomy being regarded apparently as a diminutive Cf. atomy.
  2. Formerly also atamy and natomy, for anatomy, mistakenly divided an atomy.
 

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