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jot

jot
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [jot]
    • /dʒɒt/
    • /dʒɒt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [jot]
    • /dʒɒt/

Definitions of jot word

  • verb with object jot to write or mark down quickly or briefly (usually followed by down): Jot down his license number. 1
  • noun jot the least part of something; a little bit: I don't care a jot. 1
  • idioms jot not a jot or tittle, not a bit; not at all: The world situation matters not a jot or tittle to him. 1
  • noun jot Write (something) quickly. 1
  • transitive verb jot note down quickly 1
  • noun jot little bit 1

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Origin of jot

First appearance:

before 1520
One of the 28% oldest English words
1520-30; earlier iot, iote < Latin iōta < Greek iôta iota

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Jot

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

jot popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

jot usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for jot

verb jot

  • write down — a reduction of the entered value of an asset account.
  • indicate — to be a sign of; betoken; evidence; show: His hesitation really indicates his doubt about the venture.
  • list — Friedrich [free-drik] /ˈfri drɪk/ (Show IPA), 1789–1846, U.S. political economist and journalist, born in Germany.
  • note — a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
  • record — to cause to be set down or registered: to record one's vote.

noun jot

  • iota — a very small quantity; jot; whit.
  • atom — An atom is the smallest amount of a substance that can take part in a chemical reaction.
  • whit — a particle; bit; jot (used especially in negative phrases): not a whit better.
  • bit — A bit of something is a small part or section of it.
  • speck — a small spot differing in color or substance from that of the surface or material upon which it appears or lies: Specks of soot on the window sill.

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