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In a more earlier form of Greek, omega had a longer "o" sound whereas omicron had a shorter sound. However in modern Greek, both letters make the same "o" sound which can make spelling sometimes difficult. Majority of the times the last letter of the word will end with omega rather than omicron. Hope this helped

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