atomy

¹ American  

[at-uh-mee] / ˈæt ə mi /

noun

atomies plural

1. an atom; mote.

2. a small creature; pygmy.

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atomy ² American  

[at-uh-mee] / ˈæt ə mi /

noun

atomies plural

1. a skeleton.

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atomy ¹ British  

/ ˈætəmɪ /

noun

1. an atom or minute particle

2. a minute creature

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atomy ² British  

/ ˈætəmɪ /

noun

1. an obsolete word for skeleton

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Etymology

Origin of atomy¹

1585–95; singular use of Latin atomī, plural of atomus atom

Origin of atomy²

1590–1600; variant of anatomy (taken as an atomy )