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eta.

The seventh letter of the Modern Greek alphabet, the eighth in Old Greek.

3 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈiːtə/Commonwealth, UK/ˈeɪtə/US
  1. The seventh letter of the Modern Greek alphabet, the eighth in Old Greek.

  2. A kind of electrically neutral meson having zero spin and isospin.

    particle
Where this word comes from

From Ancient Greek ἦτα (êta).

noun/ˈeɪtə/
  1. A social outcast in Japan who is subjected to menial work, making up a class or caste of such people.

Where this word comes from

From Japanese 穢多 (“full of filth”) (literal translation, now considered derogatory in Japan).

noun
  1. Alternative form of ita (“kind of palm tree”).

    alt-of · alternative
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