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iota

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i·o·ta  (-t)
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 ita, from Greek, of Phoenician origin; see yd in Semitic roots.]

iota [eye-oh-ta]
Noun
1. the ninth letter in the Greek alphabet (Ι, ι)
2. a very small amount: I don't feel one iota of guilt
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.iotaiota - a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude
2.iota - the 9th letter of the Greek alphabet
Greek alphabet - the alphabet used by ancient Greeks
alphabetic character, letter of the alphabet, letter - the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech; "his grandmother taught him his letters"

iota
Translations
iota [aɪˈəutə] n (fig) → jota, ápice m
iota [aɪˈəutə] n (fig) → brin m, grain m
iota [aɪˈəutə] nJota nt
iota [aɪˈəutə] n (fig) → briciolo


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The outlying villages, they say, are by them called {kappa omega mu alpha iota}, by the Athenians {delta eta mu iota}: and they assume that Comedians were so named not from {kappa omega mu 'alpha zeta epsilon iota nu}, 'to revel,' but because they wandered from village to village (kappa alpha tau alpha / kappa omega mu alpha sigma), being excluded contemptuously from the city.
She was growing a little stout, but it did not seem to detract an iota from the grace of every step, pose, gesture.
There is not an iota of truth in it--certainly not.
 
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