iota
[ ahy-oh-tuh ]
/ aɪˈoʊ tə /
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
- iopamidol,
- iopanoic acid,
- iophendylate,
- ioshkar-ola,
- iot,
- iotacism,
- iothalamate sodium,
- iothalamic acid,
- iou,
- iow
Origin of iota
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iota
/ (aɪˈəʊtə) /
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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iota
"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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iota
[ ī-ō′tə ]
n.
The ninth letter of the Greek alphabet.
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iota
see not one iota.
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