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1. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Iota \I*o"ta\, n. [L., fr. Gr. 'iw^ta. See Jot.]
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   1. The ninth letter of the Greek alphabet ([iota])
      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 a,, h,, w,, -- done when iota is
      silent.
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2. U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

Iota, LA -- U.S. town in Louisiana
   Population (2000):    1376
   Housing Units (2000): 583
   Land area (2000):     1.269242 sq. miles (3.287321 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    1.269242 sq. miles (3.287321 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            37410
   Located within:       Louisiana (LA), FIPS 22
   Location:             30.328500 N, 92.493123 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     70543
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Iota, LA
    Iota

Thesaurus Results for Iota,:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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