Pronunciation guide
How to pronounce omega
oh-MAY-guh (US, stress in the middle) or OH-mih-guh (UK, stress up front)
US/ˌoʊˈmeɪɡə/
oʊmeɪɡə
UK/ˈəʊmɪɡə/
əʊmɪɡə
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What “omega” means
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.
The end; the final, last or ultimate in a sequence.
In a sentence
- Omega is the last letter of the Greek alphabet.
- "I am the alpha and the omega" means the beginning and the end.
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