omega

Definition

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.

Etymology

From Middle English, from Ancient Greek ὦ μέγα (ô méga), meaning “great ω” (omega is a long vowel in Ancient Greek).

Example Sentences

• "The fact that the letter was incised above the line indicates that it is probably an omega."
• "alpha and omega"
• "I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End."