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jot verb [ dʒɒt ]

• write (something) quickly.
• "when you've found the answers, jot them down"
Similar: write down, note down, make a note of, take down, set down, put down, put on paper, mark down, log, record, list, register, enter, scribble, scrawl,

jot noun

• a very small amount.
• "you didn't care a jot"
Similar: iota, scrap, shred, whit, grain, crumb, ounce, little bit, bit, tiniest bit, jot or tittle, fraction, speck, atom, particle, scintilla, trace, hint, mite, any, rap, hoot, fig, stim, soupçon, smidgen, smidge, tad, damn, tinker's cuss, monkey's, skerrick, scantling, scruple, smitch,
Origin: late 15th century (as a noun): via Latin from Greek iōta, the smallest letter of the Greek alphabet: see iota.


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