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jot
(j
t)
KEY
NOUN:
The smallest bit; iota.
TRANSITIVE VERB:
jot·ted
,
jot·ting
,
jots
To write down briefly or hastily:
jot down an address.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English
jote
, from Latin
i
ta
,
iota
, from Greek,
iota
; see
iota
Thesaurus: synonyms for jot
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