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omega (ō mā′gə, -mē′-)

noun

  1. the twenty-fourth and final letter of the Greek alphabet (Ω, ω): in English transliteration, as in the etymologies of this dictionary, it is shown as ō
  2. the last (of any series); end

Etymology: Gr ō + mega, great (see mega-): lit., great (i.e., long) o, to distinguish from o mikron: see omicron

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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