jot
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin iōta, from ἰῶτα (iōta).
Pronunciation[edit]
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- Rhymes: -ɒt
Noun[edit]
jot (plural jots)
- An iota; a point; a tittle; the smallest particle.
- He didn't care a jot for his work.
- Bible, Matthew v. 18
- Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.
- Shakespeare
- Neither will they bate / One jot of ceremony.
- 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 ..."
- 1662, Henry More, An Antidote Against Atheism, Book II, A Collection of Several Philosophical Writings of Dr. Henry More, p. 53:
Synonyms[edit]
- (small amount): see also Wikisaurus:modicum.
Translations[edit]
iota
Derived terms[edit]
Verb[edit]
jot (third-person singular simple present jots, present participle jotting, simple past and past participle jotted)
- (usually with "down") To write quickly.
- Tell me your order, so I can jot it down.
- (usually with "over") To go quickly.
- Just jot over there to the US Space and Rocket Center and give it a look.
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
to write quickly
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