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单词 iota
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
i•o•ta /aɪˈoʊtə/USA pronunciation   n. [countable], pl. -tas. 
  1. [[used with a negative word, or in questions] a very small amount or quantity;
    a jot;
    a whit:Why should I care an iota about that?
  2. Linguisticsthe ninth letter of the Greek alphabet (I, ι).

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
i•o•ta  (ī ō′tə),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a very small quantity;
    jot;
    whit.
  2. the ninth letter of the Greek alphabet (I, ι).
  3. the vowel sound represented by this letter.
  • Semitic; compare Hebrew yōdh yod
  • Greek iôta
  • Latin iōta
  • 1600–10
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged bit, particle, atom, grain, mite.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
iota /aɪˈəʊtə/ n
  1. the ninth letter in the Greek alphabet (Ι, ι), a vowel or semivowel, transliterated as i or j
  2. (usually used with a negative) a very small amount; jot (esp in the phrase not one or an iota)
Etymology: 16th Century: via Latin from Greek, of Semitic origin; see jot
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