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particella

particle

noun pahr-tee-CHEHL-lah Less Common

Origin: diminutive of 'parte' (part)

Usage Note

Particella is feminine, plural particelle, used in physics for a subatomic particle and in grammar for a small function word. It is a diminutive of parte, so it literally suggests a 'little part'.

Examples

"Studiamo una particella elementare."

Natural Translation

We study an elementary particle.

Literal Translation

We-study a particle elementary.

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