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alpha (enc)

Alpha

Noun1.alpha - the 1st letter of the Greek alphabet
Greek alphabet - the alphabet used by ancient Greeks
alphabetic character, letter of the alphabet, letter - the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech; "his grandmother taught him his letters"
2.alpha - the beginning of a series or sequence; "the Alpha and Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end"--Revelations
start - the beginning of anything; "it was off to a good start"
Adj.1.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"
important, of import - of great significance or value; "important people"; "the important questions of the day"
2.alpha - early testing stage of a software or hardware product; "alpha version"
explorative, exploratory - serving in or intended for exploration or discovery; "an exploratory operation"; "exploratory reconnaisance"; "digging an exploratory well in the Gulf of Mexico"; "exploratory talks between diplomats"

 

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