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jot
(jŏt)n.
The smallest bit; iota.
tr.v. jot·ted, jot·ting, jots
To write down briefly or hastily: jot down an address.
[Middle English jote, from Latin iōta, iota, from Greek, iota; see iota.]
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jot
(dʒɒt)vb, jots, jotting or jotted
(usually foll by: down) to write a brief note of
n
(used with a negative) a little bit (in phrases such as not to care (or give) a jot)
[C16: from Latin jota, from Greek iōta, of Semitic origin; see iota]
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jot
(dʒɒt)v. jot•ted, jot•ting,
n. v.t.
1. to write or mark down quickly or briefly (usu. fol. by down)
n. 2. the least amount; a little bit
[1520–30; earlier iot, iote < Latin iōta < Greek iôta iota]
jot′ter, n.
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Jot
the least amount, as in jot or tittle, 1526.Examples: jot of blood, 1596.
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Gerund: jotting
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Noun | 1. | ![]() note - a brief written record; "he made a note of the appointment" |
2. | ![]() small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude snuff - a pinch of smokeless tobacco inhaled at a single time | |
Verb | 1. | jot - write briefly or hurriedly; write a short note of write - communicate or express by writing; "Please write to me every week" |
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[dʒɒt]Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
jot
(dʒot) noun a small amount. I haven't a jot of sympathy for him.pizca
verb – past tense, past participle ˈjotted – (usually with down) to write briefly or quickly. He jotted (down) the telephone number in his notebook.apuntar, anotar
ˈjotter noun a notebook or notepad, especially used in school. bloc de notas, libreta
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