omega
/əʊˈmeɡə/oh-MEH-guh
/oʊˈmɛɡə/oh-MEH-guh
Meaningbig O
Common meaning: final letter of Greek's ABC, literally 'big o'
- othe letter o (omicron), named here by its size
- megabig, greatLiddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), p. 928 · scan
‘the letter o (omicron), named here by its size’ + ‘big, great’ → omega
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Greek μέγας ‘big, great’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Liddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), entry μέγας, p. 928 · dictionary scan
Roots
- μέγας Greek “big, great”
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