OMICRON

omicron

(noun) the 15th letter of the Greek alphabet

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

omicron (plural omicrons or omicra)

The 15th letter of Classical and Modern Greek, and the 16th in Ancient and Old Greek.

Anagrams

• moronic, oncomir

Source: Wiktionary


O*mi"cron, n. [Written also omikron.] [NL., fr. Gr. O o. See Micro-.]

Definition: Lit., the little, or short, O, o; the fifteenth letter of the Greek alphabet.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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