1. The 1st letter of the Greek alphabet 
2. The beginning of a series or sequence
   "the Alpha and Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end"

1. 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" 
2. Early testing stage of a software or hardware product
   "alpha version"

Derived forms: alphas

See also: explorative, exploratory, important, of import

Type of: alphabetic character, letter, letter of the alphabet, start

Part of: Greek alphabet

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