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Skerrick vs Iota - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between skerrick and iota

is that skerrick is a very small amount or portion, particularly used in the negative and chiefly in British and Australian English while iota is the ninth, and smallest, letter of the Greek alphabet.

skerrick

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (British) A very small amount or portion, particularly used in the negative and chiefly in British and Australian English.
  • * 2007, Kennedy Warne, Blue Haven , National Geographic (April 2007), 74,
    • "And all I can think is that they're seeing a crumb, a skerrick of what it once was".

    iota

    English

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    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The ninth, and smallest, letter of the Greek alphabet.
    • As a Greek numeral, iota represents ten.
    There are twelve iotas on that page.
  • A jot; a very small, inconsiderable quantity.
  • * Burke
    • They never depart an iota from the authentic formulas of tyranny and usurpation.
    Synonyms
    * (jot) See also .

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