Associations to the word «Iota»

Wiktionary

IOTA, noun. The ninth, and smallest, letter of the Greek alphabet.
IOTA, noun. A jot; a very small, inconsiderable quantity.
IOTA, noun. A bank account that earns interest and pays it to a third party, generally a charity; the principal is typically being held in escrow by the accountholder.
IOTA SUBSCRIPT, noun. An iota representing a sound that was, in early Greek, pronounced after a long vowel, and persisted in writing long after it dropped out of speech, being written under the long vowel in lowercase.

Dictionary definition

IOTA, noun. A tiny or scarcely detectable amount.
IOTA, noun. The 9th letter of the Greek alphabet.

Wise words

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