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iota

[ahy-oh-tuh]
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noun

a very small quantity; jot; whit.
the ninth letter of the Greek alphabet (I, ι).
the vowel sound represented by this letter.

RELATED WORDS

whit, smidgen, speck, ounce, crumb, particle, trace, hint, scintilla, molecule, infinitesimal, grain, atom, jot, mite, nucleus, scrap, ray

Nearby words

  1. iopamidol,
  2. iopanoic acid,
  3. iophendylate,
  4. ioshkar-ola,
  5. iot,
  6. iotacism,
  7. iothalamate sodium,
  8. iothalamic acid,
  9. iou,
  10. iow

Origin of iota

1600–10; < Latin iōta < Greek iôta < Semitic; compare Hebrew yōdh yod
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British Dictionary definitions for iota

iota

noun

the ninth letter in the Greek alphabet (Ι, ι), a vowel or semivowel, transliterated as i or j
(usually used with a negative) a very small amount; jot (esp in the phrase not one or an iota)

Word Origin for iota

C16: via Latin from Greek, of Semitic origin; see jot
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Word Origin and History for iota

iota

n.

"very small amount," 1630s, figurative use of iota, ninth and smallest letter in the Greek alphabet. Modern use is after Matt. v:18 (see jot), but iota in classical Greek also was proverbially used of anything very small. The letter name is from Semitic (cf. Hebrew yodh).

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Medicine definitions for iota

iota

[ī-ō′tə]

n.

The ninth letter of the Greek alphabet.
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Idioms and Phrases with iota

iota

see not one iota.

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