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i⋅o⋅ta

  [ahy-oh-tuh]
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–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.
Origin:
1600–10; < L iōta < Gk iôta < Sem; cf. Heb yōdh yod

Synonyms:
1. bit, particle, atom, grain, mite.
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i·o·ta   (ī-ō'tə)   
n.  

  1. The ninth letter of the Greek alphabet. See Table at alphabet.

  2. A very small amount; a bit: not an iota of truth to that tale.


[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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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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

iota i·o·ta (ī-ō'tə)
n.

Symbol ι The ninth letter of the Greek alphabet.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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Computing Dictionary

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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Idioms & Phrases

iota

see not one iota.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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