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theta

[ they-tuh, thee- ]
/ ˈθeɪ tə, ˈθi- /
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noun
the eighth letter of the Greek alphabet (Θ, θ).
the consonant sound represented by this letter.
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Origin of theta

1595–1605; <Greek thêta<Semitic See teth
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British Dictionary definitions for theta

theta
/ (ˈθiːtə) /

noun
the eighth letter of the Greek alphabet (Θ, θ), a consonant, transliterated as th
the lower-case form of this letter used in phonetic transcription to represent the voiceless dental fricative th as in thick, bothCompare edh

Word Origin for theta

C17: from Greek, of Semitic origin; compare Hebrew tēth
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