omicron
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om·i·cron
(ŏm′ĭ-krŏn′, ō′mĭ-)n.
The 15th letter of the Greek alphabet. See Table at alphabet.
[Middle English, from Greek o mīkron, small o (because of its being a short vowel in Greek) : o, the letter o + mīkron, neuter of mīkros, small.]
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omicron
(əʊˈmaɪkrɒn; ˈɒmɪkrɒn)n
(Letters of the Alphabet (Foreign)) the 15th letter in the Greek alphabet (Ο, ο), a short vowel, transliterated as o
[from Greek ō mikron small o; see micro-, omega]
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om•i•cron
(ˈɒm ɪˌkrɒn, ˈoʊ mɪ-)n.
the 15th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ο, ο).
[1450–1500; < Greek ō mikrón. literally, small o. compare omega]
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| Noun | 1. | omicron - the 15th 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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