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| i·o·ta
(ī-ō'tə) Pronunciation Key
n.
[Latin iōta, from Greek, of Phoenician origin; see yd in Semitic roots.] |
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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iota
1636, figurative use of iota, ninth and smallest letter in the Gk. alphabet, after Matt. v:18 (see jot). The letter name is from Heb. yodh.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| iota | |
noun | |
| 1. | a tiny or scarcely detectable amount [syn: shred] |
| 2. | the 9th letter of the Greek alphabet |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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iota i·o·ta (ī-ō'tə)
n.
Symbol ι The ninth letter of the Greek alphabet.
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Iota language, specification
A specification language.
["The Iota Programming System", R. Nakajima er al, Springer 1983].
(1994-12-08)
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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Iota Flat, ND (township, FIPS 10140140)
Location: (47.883987, -101.146926)
Population (2000): 55 (26 housing units)
Area: 35.302651 sq mi (land), 0.723919 sq mi (water)
Iota, LA (town, FIPS 37410)
Location: (30.328500, -92.493123)
Population (2000): 1,376 (583 housing units)
Area: 1.269242 sq mi (land), 0.000000 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 70543
U.S. Gazetteer, U.S. Census Bureau
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Iota
I*o"ta\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?. See Jot.]1. The ninth letter of the Greek alphabet ([iota]) corresponding with the English i. 2. A very small quantity or degree; a jot; a particle. They never depart an iota from the authentic formulas of tyranny and usurpation. --Burke. Iota subscript (Gr. Gram.), iota written beneath a preceding vowel, as a,, h,, w,, -- done when iota is silent.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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