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iota(dictionary)

iota (iou)



iota noun. LME.
[Greek iota, of Phoenician origin: cf. YOD.]
The ninth (and smallest) letter (, ) of the Greek alphabet). LME.
iota subscript a small iota written beneath a long vowel, forming the second element of a diphthong but not pronounced.
fig. The smallest or a very small part or quantity. Cf. JOD, JOT noun1. M17.
E. Lewis You have not changed one iota since you left me at college. N. Symington I could not remember an iota more than that.