- pronunciation:
- jat
- features:
- Word History
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
jots, jotting, jotted |
| definition: |
to write in a quick and simple way (usually followed by "down").
Let me jot down the directions to your house.- synonyms:
- note, scrawl, scribble
- similar words:
- record, scratch, take, write
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| related words: |
note |
The word
jot comes from the word
iota, which is the smallest letter in the Greek alphabet.