Meaning of Iota | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The ninth letter of the Greek alphabet (Ι, ι).
2. 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.
3. The Latin letter Ɩ (minuscule: ɩ).
4. A jot; a very small, insignificant quantity.

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Examples

“As a Greek numeral, iota represents ten.”

“There are twelve iotas on that page.”

“Human ill-nature needs but some Homoiousian iota, or even the pretence of one; and will flow copiously through the eye of a needle: thus always must mortals go jargoning and fuming […].”

“They never depart an iota from the authentic formulas of tyranny and usurpation.”

“His expression had not changed one iota except perhaps for an additional tightening of his lips.”

“[E]very iota of its gravitic power.”

“It was because Sanchez didn't have an iota of faith in what he was saying.”

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