jot

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From Latin iōta, from ἰῶτα (iōta).

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jot (plural jots)

  1. An iota; a point; a tittle; the smallest particle.
    He didn't care a jot for his work.
  2. a brief and hurriedly written note
    • 1662, Henry More, An Antidote Against Atheism, Book II, A Collection of Several Philosophical Writings of Dr. Henry More, p. 53:
      "I say, it is no uneven jot, to pass from the more faint and obscure examples of Spermatical life to the more considerable effects of general Motion in Minerals, Metalls, and sundry Meteors ..."

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jot (third-person singular simple present jots, present participle jotting, simple past and past participle jotted)

  1. (usually with "down") To write quickly.
    Tell me your order, so I can jot it down.
  2. (usually with "over") To go quickly.
    Just jot over there to the US Space and Rocket Center and give it a look.

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