om·i·cron ( m  -krn ,  m-)n. The 15th letter of the Greek alphabet. See Table at alphabet. [Middle English, from Greek o m  kron, small o (because of its being a short vowel in Greek) : o, the letter o + mkron, neuter of mkros, small.] |
omicron [əʊˈmaɪkrɒn ˈɒmɪkrɒn]
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(Linguistics / Letters of the Alphabet (Foreign)) the 15th letter in the Greek alphabet (Ο, ο), a short vowel, transliterated as o
[from Greek ō mikron small o; see micro-, omega]
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| Noun | 1. | omicron - the 15th 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" |
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