omega

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See also Omega, oméga, and ómega

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English [edit]

Ancient Greek Alphabet

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Ω ω
Ancient Greek: ὦ μέγα
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Etymology [edit]

From Middle English, from Ancient Greek μέγα (mega, large) (omega is a long vowel in Ancient Greek).

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: /ˈəʊmɛɡə/

Noun [edit]

omega (plural omegas or omegala)

  1. The twenty-fourth letter of the Classical and the Modern Greek alphabet, and the twenty-eighth letter of the Old and the Ancient Greek alphabet, i.e. the last letter of every Greek alphabet. Uppercase version: Ω; lowercase: ω.
  2. The end; the final, last or ultimate in a series.
    I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End. — Revelation 22:13, New International Version.

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Noun [edit]

omega f (plural omegues)

  1. Omega; the Greek letter Ω (lowercase ω).

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Noun [edit]

omega n

  1. phi (Greek letter)

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omega m and f (invariable)

  1. omega (letter; scientific symbol)

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Noun [edit]

omega f (plural omegas)

  1. omega; the Greek letter Ω, ω