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1. (n.) alpha
the first letter of the Greek alphabet (&Agr;, &agr;).
2. alpha
the first; beginning.
3. alpha
(cap.) the brightest star in a constellation:
Alpha Centauri.
4. alpha
the first or foremost in a series of related items.
5. (adj.) alpha
(esp. of animals) having the highest rank of its sex in a dominance hierarchy:
the alpha female.
6. alpha
being the most prominent, talented, or aggressive person in a group:
the alpha male of investment bankers.
7. alpha
pertaining or linked to the carbon atom closest to a particular group in an organic molecule.
Etymology: (< L < Gk álpha < Semitic; cf. aleph)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) alpha
the 1st letter of the Greek alphabet
2. (adj) alpha
the beginning of a series or sequence
"the Alpha and Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end"--Revelations
3. (adj) alpha
first in order of importance
"the alpha male in the group of chimpanzees"; "the alpha star in a constellation is the brightest or main star"
4. (adj) alpha
early testing stage of a software or hardware product
"alpha version"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) ALPHA
the first letter in the Greek alphabet, answering to A, and hence used to denote the beginning
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