Pronunciation guide

How to pronounce omega

oh-MAY-guh (US, stress in the middle) or OH-mih-guh (UK, stress up front)

US/ˌˈmeɪɡə/

meɪɡə

UK/ˈəʊmɪɡə/

əʊɡə

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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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