'Iota subscript' definitions:

Definition of 'Iota subscript'

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  • 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]