Question 1 · Quick check
omega
CEFRB2
/ˈəʊmɪɡə/
noun
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In plain English
- 01
noun
The last letter of the Greek alphabet or final part.
- 02
noun
Extra detailAngular velocity; symbol: ω.
Examples
A fireplace is a family hearth, the alpha and omega of comfort and home.
Omega is the last letter of the Greek alphabet.
At a glance
Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 5
- Synonyms
- 2
Also pronounced
- /ˈəʊmiːɡə/
- /ˌoʊˈmeɪɡə/
Deep Dive
noun
Extra meaningsThe end; the final, last or ultimate in a sequence.
The 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.
A transfinite ordinal number referring to the next position after ordering a countably infinite set.
More examples
In contextBy writing a male character as an omega, experiences of being treated as other in female-coded ways are imagined to be experienced by a character who represents the male norm.
Omega props, dude.
alpha and omega
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Origin
noun
From Middle English, from Ancient Greek ὦ μέγα (ô méga), meaning “great ω” (omega is a long vowel in Ancient Greek).