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Noun: atomy  a-tu-mee
Usage: archaic
  1. A skeleton or extremely thin person
    "He was reduced to a mere atomy after his long illness"
     
  2. An atom; a tiny particle or creature
    "The dust motes danced like atomies in the sunbeam"

Derived forms: atomies

Encyclopedia: Atomy