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iota
[ahy-oh-tuh]
noun
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
Synonyms: , , , ,the ninth letter of the Greek alphabet (I, ι).
the vowel sound represented by this letter.
iota
/ ɪˈəʊə /
noun
the ninth letter in the Greek alphabet (Ι, ι), a vowel or semivowel, transliterated as i or j
(usually used with a negative) a very small amount; jot (esp in the phrase not one or an iota )
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of iota1
Idioms and Phrases
Example Sentences
"In all likelihood, this finding doesn't affect our daily lives one iota, but we really want to understand what's happening in the middle of the Earth," he adds.
But even if she’d been driving a fire truck in the Palisades, it wouldn’t have made an iota of difference in the disaster.
“It is clear that the instant allegation is not based on a single iota of evidence.”
“What we do is so blood, sweat and tears — every iota of your being at times — and if you aren’t in it, it’s really hard to understand for certain people,” Bayne says.
And Unison previously argued that negotiations had "not moved one iota" since it told Cosla it would move towards strike action.
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