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   Iota (?), n. [L., fr. Gr. ἰῶτα. See Jot.]
   
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   1. The ninth letter of the Greek alphabet (ι) corresponding with the English i.
   
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   2. [from iota being the smallest letter in the Greek alphabet.] A very small quantity or degree; a jot; a particle.
   
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   They never depart an iota from the authentic formulas of tyranny and usurpation. Burke.
   
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   Iota subscript (Gr. Gram.), iota written beneath a preceding vowel, as ᾳ, ῃ, ῳ, -- done when iota is silent.
   
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