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Iota has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a tiny or scarcely detectable amount

2

the 9th letter of the Greek alphabet

3

The ninth letter of the Greek alphabet.

4

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.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
small indefinite quantity letter

Origin

The word "iota" comes from Ancient Greek, where it originally referred to the smallest letter of their alphabet. This sense of a tiny quantity likely arose from a New Testament phrase stating that not even one iota would pass from the law.

Rhyming Words
ota bota gota sota rota tota dota jota kota nota mota cota lota diota spota biota shota flota ryota nyota
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