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  • noun Plural form of atomy.

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Examples

  • It is as easy to count atomies as to resolve the propositions of a lover; but take a taste of my finding him, and relish it with good observance.

    As You Like It 2004

  • She pointed, and he went to the western side of the office, peering into the distance until he caught sight of four brilliantly colored atomies making their way alongside a tree line that had been reduced by distance to a mere blur of green.

    Elvenborn Lackey, Mercedes 2002

  • More noise meant more spare atomies were in the area.

    The Dragons at War Weis, Margaret 1996

  • In fact, some materials provide new homes for atomies, preventing them from flying off into space.

    The Dragons at War Weis, Margaret 1996

  • In fact, some materials provide new homes for atomies, preventing them from flying off into space.

    The Dragons at War Weis, Margaret 1996

  • The box was there, radiating from the power of the bouncing atomies within it.

    The Dragons at War Weis, Margaret 1996

  • More noise meant more spare atomies were in the area.

    The Dragons at War Weis, Margaret 1996

  • "It will become more agitated, more eager to consume atomies."

    The Dragons at War Weis, Margaret 1996

  • The insect-automaton, which eagerly counted atomies, was active again, and chirping loudly.

    The Dragons at War Weis, Margaret 1996

  • The gnome glowed, as if lit from within by stray atomies.

    The Dragons at War Weis, Margaret 1996

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