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omicron

Pronunciation: /ə(ʊ)ˈmʌɪkrɒn/

Definition of omicron

noun

  • the fifteenth letter of the Greek alphabet (Ο, ο), transliterated as ‘o’.
  • (Omicron) [followed by Latin genitive] Astronomy the fifteenth star in a constellation:Omicron Piscium

Origin:

from Greek o mikron 'small o'

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