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iota (s) (noun), iotas (pl)
1. The ninth letter and fourth vowel in the Greek alphabet which is represented in the English alphabet as "I, i"; as a numeral, it refers to 10: The word "jot" (bit, particle, speck) is derived from iota, the smallest symbol in the Greek alphabet.
2. A very small amount or particle of something: Anyone with an iota of sense would know what to do before he or she goes outside when rains.

Ted's teacher told the principal of his school that there was not an iota of truth about the boy's reason for being tardy.

A particle or tiny amount of something.
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