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iota

[ ahy-oh-tuh ]

noun

  1. a very small quantity; jot; whit.

    Synonyms: mite, grain, atom, particle, bit

  2. the ninth letter of the Greek alphabet (I, ι).
  3. the vowel sound represented by this letter.


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 )


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Word History and Origins

Origin of iota1

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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of iota1

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

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Idioms and Phrases

see not one iota .

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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