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.

Origin of iota

1600–10; < Latin iōta < Greek iôta < Semitic; compare Hebrew yōdh yod

Synonyms for iota

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1. bit, particle, atom, grain, mite.

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Examples from the Web for iota

Couch was not sentenced to an iota of time in a juvenile detention center or prison.
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In this crisis, there were no hands on deck—no one willing to budge one iota from their respective ideological corners.
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When I look at Netanyahu and Barak, I don't see an iota of leadership qualities in either of them.
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They have no toys and not one iota of affection and connections with staff, which leads to attachment issues.
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Any attempt to encroach on it, even by an iota, will ultimately lead to our enslavement by a federal tyranny.
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Iota is informed that the Chloride of Barium, used in about the same proportion as common salt, will give the tint he desires.
Notes and Queries, Number 169, January 22, 1853|Various
It is all pure conjecture, he says, and there is not an iota of proof in it.
A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy|Isaac Husik
Never go there, Coz, if you wish to retain an iota of your womanhood.
Idle Hour Stories|Eugenia Dunlap Potts
The door was barred on the other side, and did not yield an iota to Dick's cautious pressure.
Astounding Stories of Super-Science, October, 1930|Various
The four years' schooling had not changed Billjim one iota as far as character went.
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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

"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).

Medicine definitions for iota

iota

[ī-ō′tə]

n.

The ninth letter of the Greek alphabet.

Idioms and Phrases with iota

iota

see not one iota.

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noun

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