Etymology

corpuscle

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Today it means: A minute particle; an atom; a molecule. Full definition →

Latin corpusculum
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  1. Latin · derived fromcorpusculum
  2. English todaycorpuscle

From Latin corpusculum, diminutive of corpus (“body”).

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