Omega Meaning
/ˈəʊmɪɡə/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe twenty-fourth letter of the Classical and the Modern Greek alphabet, and the twenty-eighth letter of the Old and the Ancient Greek alphabet, i.e. the last letter of every Greek alphabet. Uppercase version: Ω; lowercase: ω.
nounThe end; the final, last or ultimate in a sequence.
Sentence Examples
Omega is the last letter of the Greek alphabet.
A fireplace is a family hearth, the alpha and omega of comfort and home.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The Greek alphabet ends with the letter ____.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Scientists discovered that ____ fatty acids found in fish oil can reduce inflammation in the body.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English, from Ancient Greek ὦ μέγα (ô méga), meaning “great ω” (omega is a long vowel in Ancient Greek).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"The fact that the letter was incised above the line indicates that it is probably an omega."
— 2013, Albert Schachter, Fabienne Marchand, “Fresh Light on the Institutions and Religious Life of Thespiai: Sixe New Inscriptions from the Thespiai Survey”, in Paraskevi Martzavou, Nikolaos Papazarkadas, editors, Epigraphical Approaches to the Post-Classical, Polis, page 284:
"I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End."
— 1978, New International Version, Revelation 22:13:
"And there is always the Omega Option. At any time you can go to Manhome, go down to the vaults, lift the black cover on your clone's stasis chamber, and push the black button."
— 2012, FX Moore, Confed: 2721: Xenocide War, page 383:
"The ratio between the rho and omega cross section is obtained."
— 2013, Issues in General Physics Research, page 1084:
"Often omegas go into heat and release pheromones that drive alphas wild."
— 2013, Kristina Busse, “Pon Farr, Mpreg, Bonds, and the Rise of the Omegaverse”, in Anne Jamison, editor, Fic: Why Fanfiction Is Taking Over the World, page 317:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The Greek alphabet ends with the letter ____.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Scientists discovered that ____ fatty acids found in fish oil can reduce inflammation in the body.