"jot" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /d͡ʒɒt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /d͡ʒɑt/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-jot.wav [Southern-England] Forms: jots [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒt Etymology: The noun is borrowed from Latin iōta (“the letter iota of the Ancient Greek alphabet”), from Ancient Greek ἰῶτα (iôta, “ninth letter of the Ancient Greek alphabet; (figurative) very small part of writing, jot”), from Phoenician 𐤉 (y, “tenth letter of the Phoenician abjad, yodh”). Doublet of iota. Sense 3 (“brief and hurriedly written note”) is derived from the verb. The verb is probably borrowed from Scots jot, from English jot (noun): see above. Etymology templates: {{glossary|noun}} noun, {{bor|en|la|iōta|t=the letter iota of the Ancient Greek alphabet}} Latin iōta (“the letter iota of the Ancient Greek alphabet”), {{der|en|grc|ἰῶτα|t=ninth letter of the Ancient Greek alphabet; (figurative) very small part of writing, jot}} Ancient Greek ἰῶτα (iôta, “ninth letter of the Ancient Greek alphabet; (figurative) very small part of writing, jot”), {{sup|1}} ¹, {{der|en|phn|𐤉‬|t=tenth letter of the Phoenician abjad, yodh}} Phoenician 𐤉 (y, “tenth letter of the Phoenician abjad, yodh”), {{doublet|en|iota}} Doublet of iota, {{langname|en}} English, {{senseno|en|note|uc=1}} Sense 3, {{glossary|verb}} verb, {{bor|en|sco|jot|t=}} Scots jot, {{der|en|en|jot|pos=noun}} English jot (noun), {{sup|2}} ² Head templates: {{en-noun}} jot (plural jots)
  1. The smallest letter or stroke of any writing; an iota. Translations (smallest letter or stroke of any writing — see also iota): ἰῶτα (iôta) [neuter] (Ancient Greek), йота (jota) [feminine] (Bulgarian), 少量的 (Chinese Mandarin), joto (Esperanto), hiven (Finnish), hitunen (Finnish), იოტა (ioṭa) (Georgian), γιώτα (gióta) (Greek), קוֹצוֹ שֶׁל יוֹד (qotzó shel yod) [masculine] (Hebrew), angarögn [feminine] (Icelandic), depill [masculine] (Icelandic), punktur [masculine] (Icelandic), iota (Ido), ruainne [masculine] (Irish), punto [masculine] (Italian), わずか (wazuka) (Japanese), јо́та (jóta) [feminine] (Macedonian), jota [feminine] (Polish), йо́та (jóta) [feminine] (Russian), jota [feminine] (Spanish), pizca [feminine] (Spanish), chút (Vietnamese), tí tẹo (Vietnamese), tí teo (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-jot-en-noun-Lb0ytpRY Disambiguation of 'smallest letter or stroke of any writing — see also iota': 63 16 16 4
  2. (by extension, chiefly in the negative) A small, or the smallest, amount of a thing; a bit, a whit. Tags: broadly Synonyms: modicum
    Sense id: en-jot-en-noun-en:bit Categories (other): English negative polarity items
  3. (by extension, chiefly in the negative) A small, or the smallest, amount of a thing; a bit, a whit.
    (obsolete) An instant, a moment.
    Tags: broadly, obsolete Synonyms: modicum
    Sense id: en-jot-en-noun-en:bit1 Categories (other): English negative polarity items
  4. A brief and hurriedly written note. Translations (brief and hurriedly written note): tuherrus (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-jot-en-noun-en:note Disambiguation of 'brief and hurriedly written note': 2 4 7 86
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: jot and tittle Related terms: tittle
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /d͡ʒɒt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /d͡ʒɑt/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-jot.wav [Southern-England] Forms: jots [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒt Etymology: The verb is possibly onomatopoeic, suggesting a jerking motion. The noun is derived from the verb. Etymology templates: {{glossary|verb}} verb, {{glossary|onomatopoeic}} onomatopoeic, {{sup|1}} ¹, {{glossary|noun}} noun, {{sup|2}} ² Head templates: {{en-noun}} jot (plural jots)
  1. (obsolete, rare) A jerk, a jolt. Tags: obsolete, rare Synonyms: bump
    Sense id: en-jot-en-noun-l4QjPj8j
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /d͡ʒɒt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /d͡ʒɑt/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-jot.wav [Southern-England] Forms: jots [present, singular, third-person], jotting [participle, present], jotted [participle, past], jotted [past]
Rhymes: -ɒt Etymology: The noun is borrowed from Latin iōta (“the letter iota of the Ancient Greek alphabet”), from Ancient Greek ἰῶτα (iôta, “ninth letter of the Ancient Greek alphabet; (figurative) very small part of writing, jot”), from Phoenician 𐤉 (y, “tenth letter of the Phoenician abjad, yodh”). Doublet of iota. Sense 3 (“brief and hurriedly written note”) is derived from the verb. The verb is probably borrowed from Scots jot, from English jot (noun): see above. Etymology templates: {{glossary|noun}} noun, {{bor|en|la|iōta|t=the letter iota of the Ancient Greek alphabet}} Latin iōta (“the letter iota of the Ancient Greek alphabet”), {{der|en|grc|ἰῶτα|t=ninth letter of the Ancient Greek alphabet; (figurative) very small part of writing, jot}} Ancient Greek ἰῶτα (iôta, “ninth letter of the Ancient Greek alphabet; (figurative) very small part of writing, jot”), {{sup|1}} ¹, {{der|en|phn|𐤉‬|t=tenth letter of the Phoenician abjad, yodh}} Phoenician 𐤉 (y, “tenth letter of the Phoenician abjad, yodh”), {{doublet|en|iota}} Doublet of iota, {{langname|en}} English, {{senseno|en|note|uc=1}} Sense 3, {{glossary|verb}} verb, {{bor|en|sco|jot|t=}} Scots jot, {{der|en|en|jot|pos=noun}} English jot (noun), {{sup|2}} ² Head templates: {{en-verb}} jot (third-person singular simple present jots, present participle jotting, simple past and past participle jotted)
  1. (transitive) Chiefly followed by down: to write (something) quickly; to make a brief note of (something). Tags: transitive Derived forms: jot down, jotter, jotting [noun], jotty Translations (to write (something) quickly): нахвърлям (nahvǎrljam) (Bulgarian), надрасквам (nadraskvam) (Bulgarian), 速记 (sùjì) (Chinese Mandarin), sutaista (Finnish), noter au brouillon (French), ჩაწერა (čac̣era) (Georgian), schnell hinschreiben (German), kurz notieren (German), hripa (Icelandic), hripa hjá sér (Icelandic), hripa niður (Icelandic), punkta (Icelandic), punkta niður (Icelandic), skrifa hjá sér (Icelandic), чкр́та (čkŕta) (Macedonian), skrobnąć [perfective] (Polish), rabiscar (Portuguese), черка́ть impf or чёркать (čerkátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), черкну́ть (čerknútʹ) [perfective] (Russian), набра́сывать (nabrásyvatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), наброса́ть (nabrosátʹ) [perfective] (Russian), จด (jòt) (Thai)
    Sense id: en-jot-en-verb-wosPlYMU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms borrowed back into English Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 17 18 13 2 32 8 Disambiguation of English terms borrowed back into English: 13 21 21 16 29
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /d͡ʒɒt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /d͡ʒɑt/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-jot.wav [Southern-England] Forms: jots [present, singular, third-person], jotting [participle, present], jotted [participle, past], jotted [past]
Rhymes: -ɒt Etymology: The verb is possibly onomatopoeic, suggesting a jerking motion. The noun is derived from the verb. Etymology templates: {{glossary|verb}} verb, {{glossary|onomatopoeic}} onomatopoeic, {{sup|1}} ¹, {{glossary|noun}} noun, {{sup|2}} ² Head templates: {{en-verb}} jot (third-person singular simple present jots, present participle jotting, simple past and past participle jotted)
  1. (transitive, obsolete except British, dialectal) To jerk or jolt (something); to jog. Tags: dialectal, transitive Synonyms: bump Derived forms: jolt [possibly]
    Sense id: en-jot-en-verb-iCQoXfGo Categories (other): British English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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          "_dis1": "63 16 16 4",
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          "_dis1": "63 16 16 4",
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          "text": "He didn’t care a jot for his work.",
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        "An instant, a moment."
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        "(by extension, chiefly in the negative) A small, or the smallest, amount of a thing; a bit, a whit.",
        "(obsolete) An instant, a moment."
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        {
          "ref": "1920, Robert Nichols, “Sonnets to Aurelia [Sonnet IV]”, in Aurelia & Other Poems, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC, page 29",
          "text": "\"Lover,\" you say; \"how beautiful that is, / That little word!” […] / Yes, it is beautiful. I have marked it long, / Long in my dusty head its jot secreted, / Yet my heart never knew this word a song / Till in the night softly by you repeated.",
          "type": "quotation"
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        "A brief and hurriedly written note."
      ],
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "brief and hurriedly written note",
          "word": "tuherrus"
        }
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        "General-American"
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          "word": "ჩაწერა"
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          "word": "schnell hinschreiben"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
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        },
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        },
        {
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          "word": "skrifa hjá sér"
        },
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          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "čkŕta",
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          "code": "pt",
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          "ref": "1904, Bliss Carman, “Christmas Eve at St. Kavin’s”, in Songs from a Northern Garden (Pipes of Pan; no. 4), Boston, Mass.: L[ouis] C[oues] Page & Company, →OCLC, page 107",
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        "(by extension, chiefly in the negative) A small, or the smallest, amount of a thing; a bit, a whit."
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          "word": "modicum"
        }
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      ]
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      "categories": [
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        "English terms with usage examples"
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        "A small, or the smallest, amount of a thing; a bit, a whit.",
        "An instant, a moment."
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        [
          "amount",
          "amount#Noun"
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          "thing",
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        [
          "bit",
          "bit#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "whit",
          "whit#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "instant",
          "instant#Noun"
        ],
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        "(by extension, chiefly in the negative) A small, or the smallest, amount of a thing; a bit, a whit.",
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        {
          "ref": "1920, Robert Nichols, “Sonnets to Aurelia [Sonnet IV]”, in Aurelia & Other Poems, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC, page 29",
          "text": "\"Lover,\" you say; \"how beautiful that is, / That little word!” […] / Yes, it is beautiful. I have marked it long, / Long in my dusty head its jot secreted, / Yet my heart never knew this word a song / Till in the night softly by you repeated.",
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        "A brief and hurriedly written note."
      ],
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "jota",
      "sense": "smallest letter or stroke of any writing — see also iota",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "йота"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "smallest letter or stroke of any writing — see also iota",
      "word": "少量的"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "smallest letter or stroke of any writing — see also iota",
      "word": "joto"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "smallest letter or stroke of any writing — see also iota",
      "word": "hiven"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "smallest letter or stroke of any writing — see also iota",
      "word": "hitunen"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ioṭa",
      "sense": "smallest letter or stroke of any writing — see also iota",
      "word": "იოტა"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "gióta",
      "sense": "smallest letter or stroke of any writing — see also iota",
      "word": "γιώτα"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "iôta",
      "sense": "smallest letter or stroke of any writing — see also iota",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ἰῶτα"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "qotzó shel yod",
      "sense": "smallest letter or stroke of any writing — see also iota",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "קוֹצוֹ שֶׁל יוֹד"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "smallest letter or stroke of any writing — see also iota",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "angarögn"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "smallest letter or stroke of any writing — see also iota",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "depill"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "smallest letter or stroke of any writing — see also iota",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "punktur"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "smallest letter or stroke of any writing — see also iota",
      "word": "iota"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "smallest letter or stroke of any writing — see also iota",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ruainne"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "smallest letter or stroke of any writing — see also iota",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "punto"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "wazuka",
      "sense": "smallest letter or stroke of any writing — see also iota",
      "word": "わずか"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "jóta",
      "sense": "smallest letter or stroke of any writing — see also iota",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "јо́та"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "smallest letter or stroke of any writing — see also iota",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "jota"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "jóta",
      "sense": "smallest letter or stroke of any writing — see also iota",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "йо́та"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "smallest letter or stroke of any writing — see also iota",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "jota"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "smallest letter or stroke of any writing — see also iota",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "pizca"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "smallest letter or stroke of any writing — see also iota",
      "word": "chút"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "smallest letter or stroke of any writing — see also iota",
      "word": "tí tẹo"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "smallest letter or stroke of any writing — see also iota",
      "word": "tí teo"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "brief and hurriedly written note",
      "word": "tuherrus"
    }
  ],
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}

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    "English terms borrowed from Scots",
    "English terms derived from Ancient Greek",
    "English terms derived from Latin",
    "English terms derived from Phoenician",
    "English terms derived from Scots",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "English verbs",
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      "tags": [
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        "singular",
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      "form": "jotting",
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      "form": "jotted",
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          "text": "Coordinate term: scribble"
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          "text": "Tell me your order so I can jot it down.",
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      "ipa": "/d͡ʒɑt/",
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "nahvǎrljam",
      "sense": "to write (something) quickly",
      "word": "нахвърлям"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "nadraskvam",
      "sense": "to write (something) quickly",
      "word": "надрасквам"
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "sùjì",
      "sense": "to write (something) quickly",
      "word": "速记"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to write (something) quickly",
      "word": "sutaista"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to write (something) quickly",
      "word": "noter au brouillon"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "čac̣era",
      "sense": "to write (something) quickly",
      "word": "ჩაწერა"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to write (something) quickly",
      "word": "schnell hinschreiben"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to write (something) quickly",
      "word": "kurz notieren"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "to write (something) quickly",
      "word": "hripa"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "to write (something) quickly",
      "word": "hripa hjá sér"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "to write (something) quickly",
      "word": "hripa niður"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "to write (something) quickly",
      "word": "punkta"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "to write (something) quickly",
      "word": "punkta niður"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "to write (something) quickly",
      "word": "skrifa hjá sér"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "čkŕta",
      "sense": "to write (something) quickly",
      "word": "чкр́та"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to write (something) quickly",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "skrobnąć"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to write (something) quickly",
      "word": "rabiscar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "čerkátʹ",
      "sense": "to write (something) quickly",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "черка́ть impf or чёркать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "čerknútʹ",
      "sense": "to write (something) quickly",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "черкну́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nabrásyvatʹ",
      "sense": "to write (something) quickly",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "набра́сывать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nabrosátʹ",
      "sense": "to write (something) quickly",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "наброса́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "jòt",
      "sense": "to write (something) quickly",
      "word": "จด"
    }
  ],
  "word": "jot"
}

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      "ipa": "/d͡ʒɑt/",
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "jot"
}

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    "English 1-syllable words",
    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "English verbs",
    "Rhymes:English/ɒt",
    "Rhymes:English/ɒt/1 syllable"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "verb",
      "name": "glossary"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "onomatopoeic"
      },
      "expansion": "onomatopoeic",
      "name": "glossary"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "¹",
      "name": "sup"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "noun",
      "name": "glossary"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "2"
      },
      "expansion": "²",
      "name": "sup"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "The verb is possibly onomatopoeic, suggesting a jerking motion. The noun is derived from the verb.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "jots",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "jot (plural jots)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with obsolete senses",
        "English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A jerk, a jolt."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "jerk",
          "jerk#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "jolt",
          "jolt#Noun"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete, rare) A jerk, a jolt."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "bump"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete",
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/d͡ʒɒt/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/d͡ʒɑt/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɒt"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-jot.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/bc/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-jot.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-jot.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/bc/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-jot.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-jot.wav.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "jot"
}

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