jot

  • 11jot — (n.) 1520s, borrowing of L. jota, variant spelling of Gk. iota the letter i , the smallest letter in the alphabet, hence the least part of anything. The verb to make a short note of is attested from 1721. Related: Jotted; jotting …

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  • 12jot — n tittle, iota, *particle, bit, mite, smidgen, whit, atom …

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  • 13jot — [[t]ʤɒ̱t[/t]] jots, jotting, jotted 1) VERB If you jot something short such as an address somewhere, you write it down so that you will remember it. [V n prep/adv] Could you just jot his name on there. Syn: note down PHRASAL VERB Jot down means… …

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  • 14jot — I = jot down jot UK [dʒɒt] / US [dʒɑt] or jot down UK / US verb [transitive] Word forms jot : present tense I/you/we/they jot he/she/it jots present participle jotting past tense jotted past participle jotted Word forms jot down : present tense… …

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  • 15jot — jot1 [dʒɔt US dʒa:t] v past tense and past participle jotted present participle jotting jot down [jot sth<=>down] phr v to write a short piece of information quickly ▪ Let me jot down your number and I ll call you tomorrow. jot 2 jot2 n… …

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  • 16jot — jot1 [ dʒat ] or ,jot down verb transitive to write something in a quick informal way jot jot 2 [ dʒat ] noun singular not a jot/not one jot OLD FASHIONED not at all or none at all …

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  • 17jot — 1 verb jotted, jotting jot sth down phrasal verb (T) to write something quickly: Let me jot down your number and I ll call you tomorrow. 2 noun not a jot BrE old fashioned not at all or none at all: It doesn t make a jot of difference …

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  • 18Jot — Jj J oder j (gesprochen: [jɔt], in Österreich [jeː]) ist der zehnte Buchstabe des lateinischen Alphabets und ein Konsonant. Der Buchstabe J hat in deutschen Texten eine durchschnittliche Häufigkeit von 0,27 %. Er ist damit der 24. häufigste… …

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  • 19jot — 1. noun An iota; a point; a tittle; the smallest particle. He didnt care a jot for his work. 2. verb a) (usually with down ) To write quickly …

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  • 20jot — [[t]dʒɒt[/t]] v. jot•ted, jot•ting, n. 1) to write or mark down quickly or briefly (usu. fol. by down) 2) the least amount; a little bit • Etymology: 1520–30; earlier iot, iote < L iōta < Gk iôta iota jot′ter, n …

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