'Iota' definitions:

Definition of 'iota'

(from WordNet)
noun
A tiny or scarcely detectable amount [syn: shred, scintilla, whit, iota, tittle, smidgen, smidgeon, smidgin, smidge]
noun
The 9th letter of the Greek alphabet

Definition of 'Iota'

From: GCIDE
  • Iota \I*o"ta\, n. [L., fr. Gr. 'iw^ta. See Jot.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. The ninth letter of the Greek alphabet ([iota]) corresponding with the English i. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. [from iota being the smallest letter in the Greek alphabet.] A very small quantity or degree; a jot; a particle. [1913 Webster +PJC]
  • They never depart an iota from the authentic formulas of tyranny and usurpation. --Burke. [1913 Webster]
  • Iota subscript (Gr. Gram.), iota written beneath a preceding vowel, as a,, h,, w,, -- done when iota is silent. [1913 Webster]

Iota, LA -- U.S. town in Louisiana

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
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.

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