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

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

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Example Sentences

The film has some charm and a winning simplicity but not an iota of depth.

It doesn't matter one iota if, if, ifthese arguments are fallacious in the extreme.

These people are so backward, and so full of hatred and bigotry, they do not deserve even one iota of our sympathy.

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The film has some charm and a winning simplicity but not an iota of depth.

It doesn't matter one iota if, if, ifthese arguments are fallacious in the extreme.

These people are so backward, and so full of hatred and bigotry, they do not deserve even one iota of our sympathy.

None of the comments here have even an iota of fault in them.

Not one iota of waste from the plant ends up in the landfill.

Friedkin at his glossiest, a great-looking, riveting movie without an iota of warmth or soul.

In my opinion none of those meals add an iota to living standards, unless there is no real food available.

But as far as science is concerned, there's not one iota of evidence to support these myths.

Banning speculators will not have one iota of impact on the market.

Interesting seeing how the senators have no iota what they were talking about.

It will not matter one iota whether it is theory or not, because nothing will be done about it.

Equal, also known as aspartame, also does not have an iota of sugar in it.

The poor woman who pressed charges will not be an iota better of for mistreatment of the accused.

So much for the plot's human element-not one iota of romance.

Anyone with an iota of horse-sense knows which is the worse of these social ills.

What's more some of you had to drag this woman's race into this discussion as if it even mattered one iota.

After all of that work and angst, it's hard to think one iota about revising it.

The article is worth every iota of effort it takes to read it, for this quote alone:.

Billions for a handful of heirs whose lifestyles won't change an iota either way.

But she had no intention of relinquishing an iota of the visual power or immediacy staked out by preceding postwar art movements.

Readers were thus not to expect an iota of dirt about the star for whom she wrote.

Face it dude, you're wearing a uniform and turning up a cuff or letting down a hem is not gonna make one iota of difference.

But it will make absolutely not one iota of difference.

Yet, whenever this stupid phrase rears its ugly head, without an iota of understanding people cheer and clap.

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World English Dictionary

iota (aɪˈəʊtə)

—n
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 oneoran iota)

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

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Word Origin & History

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.

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Medical Dictionary

iota i·o·ta (ī-ō'tə)
n.

Symbol ι The ninth letter of the Greek alphabet.

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