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o·me·ga

 (ō-mĕg′ə, ō-mē′gə, ō-mā′-)
n.
1. The 24th letter of the Greek alphabet. See Table at alphabet.
2. The last of a series; the end.
3. In cosmology theory, the ratio of the average density of matter in the universe to its critical density.
adj. Chemistry
Relating to the end of the chain of carbon atoms that is opposite the carboxyl group in the molecule of a fatty acid.

[Middle English, from Greek ō mega, large o (from its being a long vowel in Greek) : ō, the letter o + mega, neuter of megas, large, great; see meg- in Indo-European roots.]
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omega

(ˈəʊmɪɡə)
n
1. (Letters of the Alphabet (Foreign)) the 24th and last letter of the Greek alphabet (Ω, ω), a long vowel, transliterated as o or ō
2. the ending or last of a series
[C16: from Greek ō mega big o; see mega-, omicron]
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o•me•ga

(oʊˈmi gə, oʊˈmeɪ-, oʊˈmɛg ə)

n., pl. -gas.
1. the 24th and last letter of the Greek alphabet (Ω, ω).
2. the last of any series; the end.
[< Greek ō méga literally, big o. compare omicron]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.omega - the ending of a series or sequenceomega - the ending of a series or sequence; "the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end"--Revelation
conclusion, ending, finish - event whose occurrence ends something; "his death marked the ending of an era"; "when these final episodes are broadcast it will be the finish of the show"
2.omega - the last (24th) letter of the Greek alphabet
Greek alphabet - the alphabet used by ancient Greeks
alphabetic character, letter of the alphabet, letter - the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech; "his grandmother taught him his letters"
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Translations
omega
OmegaO
omega

omega

[ˈəʊmɪgə] Nomega f
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omega

nOmega nt
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References in classic literature ?
The outlying villages, they say, are by them called {kappa omega mu alpha iota}, by the Athenians {delta eta mu iota}: and they assume that Comedians were so named not from {kappa omega mu 'alpha zeta epsilon iota nu}, 'to revel,' but because they wandered from village to village (kappa alpha tau alpha / kappa omega mu alpha sigma), being excluded contemptuously from the city.
And if it be my Alpha and Omega that everything heavy shall become light, every body a dancer, and every spirit a bird: and verily, that is my Alpha and Omega!--
Two abysmal beasts sprang at each other's throats that day beneath the shadow of earth's oldest cliffs--the man of now and the man-thing of the earliest, forgotten then, imbued by the same deathless passion that has come down unchanged through all the epochs, periods and eras of time from the beginning, and which shall continue to the incalculable end--woman, the imperishable Alpha and Omega of life.
He was versed in patent lore from Alpha to Omega; and as the trial proceeded, he became convinced that the Bell patent was valid.
Now inasmuch as we have plenty of wit, we thought it would be a good thing to parade our dear little honor, or dishonor, to catch an old boy; but that old boy, my dear heart, knows the Alpha and Omega of female tricks,--which means that you could easier put salt on a sparrow's tail than to make me believe I have anything to do with your little affair.
That I merited all I endured, I acknowledged--that I could scarcely endure more, I pleaded; and the alpha and omega of my heart's wishes broke involuntarily from my lips in the words--'Jane!