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| al·pha [ álfə ] or al·fa [ álfə ] |
noun (plural al·phas) (plural al·fas) |
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1st letter of Greek alphabet: the first letter of the Greek alphabet represented in the English alphabet as "a"
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adjective |
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1. alphabetical: relating to or being in alphabetical order
  in alpha order
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2. comput of first test version: describes the first working version of a new hardware or software product or upgrade. Some features of the product may not be implemented in the alpha version and the discovery of significant bugs is usually anticipated.
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3. chemistry relating to nearest atom: describes the atom nearest to a particular atom or group of atoms in an organic molecule
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4. chemistry relating to major form of element: describes the major form of a chemical element with more than one physical form allotrope
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| [13th century. Via Latin< Greek, related to Hebrew and Phoenician āleph (see aleph)] |
