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English adjective: alpha

1. alpha first in order of importance


SamplesThe alpha male in the group of chimpanzees.
The alpha star in a constellation is the brightest or main star.


Similarimportant, of import


Antonymsunimportant

2. alpha early testing stage of a software or hardware product


SamplesAlpha version.


Similarexplorative, exploratory


Antonymsnonexplorative, nonexploratory, unexplorative, unexploratory


English noun: alpha

1. alpha (communication) the 1st letter of the Greek alphabet


Broader (hypernym)alphabetic character, letter, letter of the alphabet


Member meronymGreek alphabet

2. alpha (event) the beginning of a series or sequence


SamplesThe Alpha and Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end.


Broader (hypernym)start









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