tə noun
1.
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
2.
the ninth letter of the greek alphabet (I, ι).
3.
the vowel sound represented by this letter.
Synonyms
1. bit, particle, atom, grain, mite.
1. bit, particle, atom, grain, mite.
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| —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 | |
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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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Computing Dictionary
Iota definition
language, specificationA specification language.
["The Iota Programming System", R. Nakajima er al, Springer 1983].
(1994-12-08)
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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Example sentences
So much for the plot's human element-not one iota of romance.
These people are so backward, and so full of hatred and bigotry, they do not deserve even one iota of our sympathy.
Interesting seeing how the senators have no iota what they were talking about.
But she had no intention of relinquishing an iota of the visual power or immediacy staked out by preceding postwar art movements.
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