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Bit Of Illumination

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noun

• a quantum of electromagnetic radiation; an elementary particle that is its own antiparticle

29%12 Growing bit by bit
adjective satellite

• increasing by successive addition

• marked by acquiring or amassing

29%7 Wearing down bit by bit
noun

• (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it), also figuratively

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