ALPHA as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the 1st letter of the Greek alphabet
   Hypernyms(s) alpha is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • letter (what does letter mean?)
   • letter of the alphabet (what does letter of the alphabet mean?)
   • alphabetic character (what does alphabetic character mean?)
2. Meaning
   • the beginning of a series or sequence
   Usage Example(s)
   • the Alpha and Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end–Revelations
   Hypernyms(s) alpha is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • start (what does start mean?)

ALPHA as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • early testing stage of a software or hardware product
   Usage Example(s)
   • alpha version
   Similar To
   • exploratory (what does exploratory mean?)
   • explorative (what does explorative mean?)
2. Meaning
   • first in order of importance
   Usage Example(s)
   • the alpha male in the group of chimpanzees
   • the alpha star in a constellation is the brightest or main star
   Similar To
   • important (what does important mean?)
   • of import (what does of import mean?)