iota

[ ahy-oh-tuh ]
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noun
  1. a very small quantity; jot; whit.

  2. the ninth letter of the Greek alphabet (I, ι).

  1. the vowel sound represented by this letter.

Origin of iota

1
1600–10; <Latin iōta<Greek iôta<Semitic; compare Hebrew yōdhyod

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iota

/ (aɪˈəʊtə) /


noun
  1. the ninth letter in the Greek alphabet (Ι, ι), a vowel or semivowel, transliterated as i or j

  2. (usually used with a negative) a very small amount; jot (esp in the phrase not one or an iota)

Origin of iota

1
C16: via Latin from Greek, of Semitic origin; see jot

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iota

see not one iota.

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