Episode 1670
Omicron
Sun, 2021-Nov-28 01:29 UTC
Length - 1:31
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With 296,042 views on Saturday, 27 November 2021 our article of the day is Omicron.
Omicron (; uppercase Ο, lowercase ο, literally 'small o': όμικρον from ὂ μικρόν ò mikrón, micron meaning 'small' in contrast to omega) is the 15th letter of the Greek alphabet. In the system of Greek numerals it has a value of 70. This letter is derived from the Phoenician letter ayin: . In classical Greek, omicron represented the sound [o] in contrast to omega [ɔː] and ου [oː]. In modern Greek, omicron represents the mid back rounded vowel /o̞/ , the same sound as omega. Letters that arose from omicron include Roman O and Cyrillic O.
This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:29 UTC on Sunday, 28 November 2021.
For the full current version of the article, see Omicron on Wikipedia.
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