† ˈbitlingn.
A very small bit, a particle.
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the world > relative properties > wholeness > incompleteness > part of whole > [noun] > a separate part > a piece or bit > small piece > very small piece
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1674 N. Fairfax Treat. Bulk & Selvedge 56 The cleavesom bitlings of body..can never make up an Immensity.
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