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Jot is defined as to write something quickly.

(verb)

An example of jot is to take quick notes during a meeting at a job site.

The definition of a jot is a tiny amount of something.

(noun)

An example of a jot is a thin smear of jam on a piece of toast.

See jot in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a trifling amount; the smallest bit

Origin: L iota < Gr iōta, the letter i, the smallest letter (hence, very small thing): see iota

transitive verb jotted, jotting

to make a brief, quick note of: usually with down

Origin: prob. < jotthe

Related Forms:

jotter noun

See jot in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

The smallest bit; iota.

transitive verb jot·ted, jot·ting, jots

To write down briefly or hastily: jot down an address.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English jote

Origin: , from Latin iōta, iota

Origin: , from Greek, iota; see iota

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