"alpha-" meaning in All languages combined

See alpha- on Wiktionary

Prefix [English]

Etymology: From a shortening of alphabet. Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} alpha-, {{en-prefix}} alpha-
  1. Related to or characteristic of an alphabet or alphabetic characters. Tags: morpheme

Prefix [Translingual]

Etymology: See alpha Head templates: {{head|mul|prefix}} alpha-
  1. Pertaining to the letter A Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-alpha--mul-prefix-tGurk-jN
  2. Used to differentiate genera of viruses Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-alpha--mul-prefix-uIdIn7PV Categories (other): Pages using catfix, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Translingual entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 100 Disambiguation of Translingual entries with incorrect language header: 0 100
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        ]
      ],
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