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alpargat
alpenglow
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alpenstock
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Alpha
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alpha and omega
al·pha and o·me·ga


noun 
Definition:
 
1. beginning and end: the beginning and end of something
2. most important part: the most important aspect of something
[< their being the first and last letters of the Greek alphabet]
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