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omicron

[ om-i-kron, oh-mi- ]

noun

  1. the 15th letter of the Greek alphabet (O, o ).
  2. the vowel sound represented by this letter.


omicron

/ ˈɒmɪkrɒn; əʊˈmaɪkrɒn /

noun

  1. the 15th letter in the Greek alphabet (Ο, ο), a short vowel, transliterated as o


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Word History and Origins

Origin of omicron1

< Greek ō mikrón, literally, small o. omega

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Word History and Origins

Origin of omicron1

from Greek ō mikron small o; see micro- , omega

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Example Sentences

The event also benefitted from timing, as it occurred at the very beginning of the city’s omicron wave when community transmission was low.

In Beijing, there has been an all-out effort to contain the single omicron case.

The post Spiking omicron cases spell delays for publishers’ January RTO plans appeared first on Digiday.

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In other words, at-home covid tests are likely to flood pharmacy shelves and Americans’ mailboxes just after the first omicron wave has passed.

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Now, with cases due to omicron climbing rapidly, it’s fair to say India’s third wave is beginning.

From Quartz

Thus, as we have already remarked, Omicron Ceti is ten times as bright at some maxima as it is at others.

Everything was taken away from him, even the comet that he and his little sister Omicron happened to be playing with.

At any rate Sir Omicron expressed an opinion that the dean had yet some days to live.

Whether this was due to Sir Omicron Pie is a question on which it may be well not to offer an opinion.

Dr. Fillgrave was very clear in his own mind, but Sir Omicron himself is thought to have differed from that learned doctor.

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