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Definition of 'jot'English
Noun
( en-noun)
An iota; a point; a tittle; the smallest particle.
- He didn't care a jot for his work.
* Bible, Matthew v. 18
- Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.
* Shakespeare
- Neither will they bate / One jot of ceremony.
A brief and hurriedly written note.
* 1662 , , Book II, A Collection of Several Philosophical Writings of Dr. Henry More, p. 53:
- "I say, it is no uneven jot , to pass from the more faint and obscure examples of Spermatical'' life to the more considerable effects of ''general Motion'' in ''Minerals'', ''Metalls'', and sundry ''Meteors "
Synonyms
*(small amount) see also .
Derived terms
* every jot and tittle
* not a jot or tittle
Verb
( jott)
(usually with "down") To write quickly.
- Tell me your order, so I can jot it down.
Derived terms
* jot down
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