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Definition of Omega

1. Noun. The ending of a series or sequence. "The Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end"

Definition of Omega

1. n. The last letter of the Greek alphabet. See Alpha.

Definition of Omega

1. Noun. 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: ?; lowercase: ?. ¹

2. Noun. The end; the final, last or ultimate in a series. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Omega

1. a Greek letter [n -S]

Medical Definition of Omega

1. 1. Twenty-fourth and last letter of the Greek alphabet, omega. 2. Symbol for Ohm. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Omega

Literary usage of Omega

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review by William B. Dana (1856)
"Alpha and omega begin life together as clerks in a merchant's counting-room. Alpha has more varied talents than omega, and gains more favor in the eyes of ..."

2. Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review by William B. Dana (1856)
"Alpha and omega begin life together as clerks in a merchant's ... Alpha has more varied talents than omega, and gains more favor in the eyes of their ..."

3. Doré Lectures by Thomas Troward (1909)
"ALPHA and omega, the First and the Last. What does this mean? ... Many intermediate stages are necessary, but the Alpha and omega of the series are the ..."

4. Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities (1912)
"... Alpha Tau omega was founded in Richmond, Va., September 11, 1865, by Messrs. ... under the title "The Alpha Tau omega Fraternity, of Baltimore City. ..."

5. The Theory of Advertising: A Simple Exposition of the Principles of by Walter Dill Scott (1903)
"Then rub the feet thoroughly with omega Oil. Did you ever slop and think ... tired i: -•; is the kind of strength to be found in omega Oil. fl:c Oil will go ..."

6. The Collected Mathematical Papers of Henry John Stephen Smith by Henry John Stephen Smith (1894)
"The theory of the omega functions is so closely dependent on the theory of the Theta functions, of which indeed it forms a subordinate part, that we shall ..."

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