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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈælfə/, [ˈæɫ.fə] Audio: en-us-alpha.ogg
Rhymes: -ælfə Etymology: From the Ancient Greek ἄλφα (álpha), the first letter of the Greek alphabet, from the Phoenician 𐤀 (ʾ, “aleph”). Doublet of alif and aleph. Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|ἄλφα}} Ancient Greek ἄλφα (álpha), {{der|en|phn|𐤀|t=aleph}} Phoenician 𐤀 (ʾ, “aleph”), {{doublet|en|alif|aleph}} Doublet of alif and aleph Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} alpha (not comparable)
  1. Designates the first in an order of precedence. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-alpha-en-adj-SmoNF1iT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Belarusian translations, Terms with Cantonese translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Hokkien translations, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Interlingua translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Odia translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Urdu translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 6 3 9 1 2 10 2 12 5 7 10 4 10 8 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 19 4 2 12 1 2 10 1 9 3 8 15 2 7 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 12 6 3 8 1 2 14 1 15 4 5 10 3 10 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 5 3 8 0 1 13 1 15 4 5 10 3 11 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Belarusian translations: 10 14 2 9 1 2 12 7 9 4 6 9 3 7 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Cantonese translations: 12 7 3 11 2 2 13 3 10 3 7 10 3 8 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 13 10 2 12 1 1 11 5 10 3 8 11 2 7 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 13 6 3 9 1 3 15 2 10 3 8 11 2 8 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 13 5 2 12 1 2 14 1 12 3 8 11 2 8 6 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 16 5 3 9 1 2 14 1 10 3 7 11 2 8 8 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 14 7 3 10 1 2 13 3 10 3 8 10 3 8 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 10 9 2 10 1 3 12 4 10 3 7 10 4 8 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Hokkien translations: 12 7 2 11 1 2 13 3 11 3 6 10 3 8 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 13 5 2 9 1 2 15 1 12 3 7 12 2 9 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Interlingua translations: 12 5 2 11 1 2 15 1 13 3 7 11 2 8 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 13 5 3 9 1 2 15 1 11 3 8 12 2 8 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 13 5 3 9 1 2 15 1 12 3 7 12 2 8 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 10 4 2 16 15 2 11 1 9 2 6 9 2 6 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 10 6 2 10 1 2 12 8 10 4 6 9 2 7 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 11 7 2 9 1 1 15 3 14 3 5 10 2 9 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Odia translations: 13 5 3 12 2 2 14 2 12 3 7 11 2 8 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 13 5 3 9 1 2 15 1 11 3 8 12 2 8 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 9 11 2 10 2 2 10 11 9 4 5 8 2 6 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 13 5 3 9 1 2 15 1 12 3 7 11 3 9 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Urdu translations: 12 7 2 11 2 2 14 3 11 3 7 10 3 8 6
  2. (of person, object or action) Exhibiting characteristics of the alpha male/female archetype. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Omegaverse, Personality
    Sense id: en-alpha-en-adj-12f5toIv Disambiguation of Omegaverse: 3 26 2 9 2 1 5 17 4 3 6 4 2 3 11 Disambiguation of Personality: 2 30 1 12 3 1 1 20 2 5 5 7 1 1 7 Categories (other): Terms with Asturian translations, Terms with Belarusian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Coptic translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Faroese translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with Hakka translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Khmer translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Latvian translations, Terms with Lithuanian translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Tagalog translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Asturian translations: 10 14 2 9 1 2 12 7 9 4 6 9 3 7 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Belarusian translations: 10 14 2 9 1 2 12 7 9 4 6 9 3 7 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 10 13 2 11 2 2 11 7 9 4 6 9 2 7 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 10 13 2 11 2 2 11 7 10 4 7 9 2 7 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Coptic translations: 9 14 2 15 2 2 10 8 8 3 6 8 2 6 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 6 26 1 7 1 2 7 20 5 3 4 5 2 4 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Faroese translations: 9 12 2 10 2 2 10 11 8 4 5 8 2 6 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 9 13 2 11 2 2 12 7 8 4 6 11 2 7 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 10 13 2 11 2 2 11 7 9 4 6 9 2 7 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 8 13 2 14 2 2 9 12 7 4 6 7 2 5 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Hakka translations: 9 12 2 10 2 2 10 11 8 4 5 8 2 6 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 6 12 2 9 1 3 8 10 6 6 10 9 5 5 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 10 13 2 11 2 2 11 7 9 4 6 9 2 7 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 10 13 2 11 2 2 11 7 10 4 6 9 2 7 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Khmer translations: 9 12 2 15 2 2 11 7 9 4 6 8 2 6 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 10 13 2 11 2 2 11 7 9 4 6 9 2 7 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Latvian translations: 9 12 2 10 2 2 10 11 8 4 5 8 2 6 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Lithuanian translations: 9 12 2 10 2 2 10 11 8 4 5 8 2 6 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 9 11 2 12 2 2 10 11 8 4 5 9 2 6 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 9 12 2 10 2 2 10 11 8 4 5 8 2 6 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 8 14 3 9 1 2 10 9 7 4 8 9 4 6 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 10 13 2 11 2 2 11 7 9 4 6 9 2 7 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 9 14 2 11 2 2 11 8 8 4 6 9 2 7 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 9 12 2 10 2 2 10 11 8 4 5 8 2 6 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 9 12 2 12 2 2 11 7 8 4 7 9 2 6 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 9 11 2 10 1 2 10 10 8 4 6 10 2 6 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 10 13 2 11 2 2 11 7 9 4 6 9 2 7 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 9 11 2 10 2 2 10 11 9 4 5 8 2 6 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 9 12 2 10 2 2 10 11 8 4 5 8 2 6 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 10 13 2 11 2 2 11 7 9 4 7 9 2 7 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 10 13 2 11 2 2 11 7 9 4 6 10 2 7 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 10 13 2 11 2 2 11 7 9 4 6 10 2 7 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 10 13 2 11 2 2 11 7 9 4 6 9 2 7 5
  3. (astronomy) Designates some bright star, usually the brightest star, of a constellation. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Stars
    Sense id: en-alpha-en-adj-j1FoW1Jj Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: alpha strike, Alpha Centauri, alpha female, alpha geek, alpha test

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈælfə/, [ˈæɫ.fə] Audio: en-us-alpha.ogg Forms: alphas [plural]
Rhymes: -ælfə Etymology: From the Ancient Greek ἄλφα (álpha), the first letter of the Greek alphabet, from the Phoenician 𐤀 (ʾ, “aleph”). Doublet of alif and aleph. Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|ἄλφα}} Ancient Greek ἄλφα (álpha), {{der|en|phn|𐤀|t=aleph}} Phoenician 𐤀 (ʾ, “aleph”), {{doublet|en|alif|aleph}} Doublet of alif and aleph Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} alpha (countable and uncountable, plural alphas)
  1. The name of the first letter of the Greek alphabet (Α, α), followed by beta. In the Latin alphabet it is the predecessor to A. Wikidata QID: Q9887 Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Greek letter names, Latin letter names
    Sense id: en-alpha-en-noun-en:Q9887 Disambiguation of Greek letter names: 4 12 2 23 5 7 6 7 5 5 6 5 6 4 3 Disambiguation of Latin letter names: 4 10 2 23 12 7 6 5 6 4 5 4 5 4 3 Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Cantonese translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Coptic translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Faroese translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hakka translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Hokkien translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Interlingua translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Khmer translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Latvian translations, Terms with Lithuanian translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Odia translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Tagalog translations, Terms with Thai translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Terms with Urdu translations Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 19 4 2 12 1 2 10 1 9 3 8 15 2 7 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 6 13 3 18 2 3 8 8 6 4 8 7 5 5 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 9 9 3 16 2 3 10 4 9 4 7 9 3 7 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 8 11 2 15 2 1 9 10 8 4 5 8 2 6 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 10 13 2 11 2 2 11 7 9 4 6 9 2 7 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Cantonese translations: 12 7 3 11 2 2 13 3 10 3 7 10 3 8 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 10 13 2 11 2 2 11 7 10 4 7 9 2 7 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Coptic translations: 9 14 2 15 2 2 10 8 8 3 6 8 2 6 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 13 10 2 12 1 1 11 5 10 3 8 11 2 7 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 13 5 2 12 1 2 14 1 12 3 8 11 2 8 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Faroese translations: 9 12 2 10 2 2 10 11 8 4 5 8 2 6 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 9 13 2 11 2 2 12 7 8 4 6 11 2 7 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 10 13 2 11 2 2 11 7 9 4 6 9 2 7 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 8 13 2 14 2 2 9 12 7 4 6 7 2 5 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 7 7 3 20 0 3 9 4 6 5 10 10 6 5 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Hakka translations: 9 12 2 10 2 2 10 11 8 4 5 8 2 6 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 9 12 2 16 2 2 11 7 8 3 6 8 2 6 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 10 9 2 10 1 3 12 4 10 3 7 10 4 8 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Hokkien translations: 12 7 2 11 1 2 13 3 11 3 6 10 3 8 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 10 13 2 11 2 2 11 7 9 4 6 9 2 7 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Interlingua translations: 12 5 2 11 1 2 15 1 13 3 7 11 2 8 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 10 13 2 11 2 2 11 7 10 4 6 9 2 7 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Khmer translations: 9 12 2 15 2 2 11 7 9 4 6 8 2 6 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 10 13 2 11 2 2 11 7 9 4 6 9 2 7 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 10 4 2 16 15 2 11 1 9 2 6 9 2 6 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Latvian translations: 9 12 2 10 2 2 10 11 8 4 5 8 2 6 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Lithuanian translations: 9 12 2 10 2 2 10 11 8 4 5 8 2 6 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 9 11 2 12 2 2 10 11 8 4 5 9 2 6 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 9 12 2 10 2 2 10 11 8 4 5 8 2 6 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 10 13 2 11 2 2 11 7 9 4 6 9 2 7 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 10 6 2 10 1 2 12 8 10 4 6 9 2 7 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 9 14 2 11 2 2 11 8 8 4 6 9 2 7 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Odia translations: 13 5 3 12 2 2 14 2 12 3 7 11 2 8 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 9 12 2 10 2 2 10 11 8 4 5 8 2 6 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 9 12 2 12 2 2 11 7 8 4 7 9 2 6 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 9 11 2 10 1 2 10 10 8 4 6 10 2 6 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 10 13 2 11 2 2 11 7 9 4 6 9 2 7 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 9 11 2 10 2 2 10 11 9 4 5 8 2 6 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 9 12 2 10 2 2 10 11 8 4 5 8 2 6 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 10 13 2 11 2 2 11 7 9 4 7 9 2 7 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 10 13 2 11 2 2 11 7 9 4 6 10 2 7 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 8 11 2 14 2 2 10 11 7 4 5 8 2 6 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 10 13 2 11 2 2 11 7 9 4 6 10 2 7 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 10 13 2 11 2 2 11 7 9 4 6 9 2 7 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Urdu translations: 12 7 2 11 2 2 14 3 11 3 7 10 3 8 6
  2. Latin alpha: the Latin letter Ɑ (minuscule: ɑ). Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-alpha-en-noun-VXz1Sf5h Categories (other): Terms with Latin translations Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 10 4 2 16 15 2 11 1 9 2 6 9 2 6 5
  3. (sciences) The name of the symbols Α and α used in science and mathematics, often interchangeable with the symbols when used as a prefix. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Sciences
    Sense id: en-alpha-en-noun-NC~RMh~n Topics: sciences
  4. (finance) The return of a given asset or portfolio adjusted for systematic risk. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Finance
    Sense id: en-alpha-en-noun-RsGgFIw0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Asturian translations, Terms with Belarusian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Cantonese translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Coptic translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Faroese translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hakka translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Hokkien translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Interlingua translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Khmer translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Latvian translations, Terms with Lithuanian translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Odia translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Tagalog translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Terms with Urdu translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 6 3 9 1 2 10 2 12 5 7 10 4 10 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 12 6 3 8 1 2 14 1 15 4 5 10 3 10 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 5 3 8 0 1 13 1 15 4 5 10 3 11 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Asturian translations: 10 14 2 9 1 2 12 7 9 4 6 9 3 7 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Belarusian translations: 10 14 2 9 1 2 12 7 9 4 6 9 3 7 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 10 13 2 11 2 2 11 7 9 4 6 9 2 7 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Cantonese translations: 12 7 3 11 2 2 13 3 10 3 7 10 3 8 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 10 13 2 11 2 2 11 7 10 4 7 9 2 7 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Coptic translations: 9 14 2 15 2 2 10 8 8 3 6 8 2 6 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 13 10 2 12 1 1 11 5 10 3 8 11 2 7 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 13 6 3 9 1 3 15 2 10 3 8 11 2 8 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 13 5 2 12 1 2 14 1 12 3 8 11 2 8 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Faroese translations: 9 12 2 10 2 2 10 11 8 4 5 8 2 6 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 9 13 2 11 2 2 12 7 8 4 6 11 2 7 5 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 16 5 3 9 1 2 14 1 10 3 7 11 2 8 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 10 13 2 11 2 2 11 7 9 4 6 9 2 7 5 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 14 7 3 10 1 2 13 3 10 3 8 10 3 8 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Hakka translations: 9 12 2 10 2 2 10 11 8 4 5 8 2 6 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 10 9 2 10 1 3 12 4 10 3 7 10 4 8 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Hokkien translations: 12 7 2 11 1 2 13 3 11 3 6 10 3 8 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 10 13 2 11 2 2 11 7 9 4 6 9 2 7 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 13 5 2 9 1 2 15 1 12 3 7 12 2 9 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Interlingua translations: 12 5 2 11 1 2 15 1 13 3 7 11 2 8 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 10 13 2 11 2 2 11 7 10 4 6 9 2 7 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 13 5 3 9 1 2 15 1 11 3 8 12 2 8 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 13 5 3 9 1 2 15 1 12 3 7 12 2 8 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Khmer translations: 9 12 2 15 2 2 11 7 9 4 6 8 2 6 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 10 13 2 11 2 2 11 7 9 4 6 9 2 7 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 10 4 2 16 15 2 11 1 9 2 6 9 2 6 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Latvian translations: 9 12 2 10 2 2 10 11 8 4 5 8 2 6 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Lithuanian translations: 9 12 2 10 2 2 10 11 8 4 5 8 2 6 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 9 11 2 12 2 2 10 11 8 4 5 9 2 6 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 9 12 2 10 2 2 10 11 8 4 5 8 2 6 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 10 13 2 11 2 2 11 7 9 4 6 9 2 7 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 10 6 2 10 1 2 12 8 10 4 6 9 2 7 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 9 14 2 11 2 2 11 8 8 4 6 9 2 7 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 11 7 2 9 1 1 15 3 14 3 5 10 2 9 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Odia translations: 13 5 3 12 2 2 14 2 12 3 7 11 2 8 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 9 12 2 10 2 2 10 11 8 4 5 8 2 6 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 9 12 2 12 2 2 11 7 8 4 7 9 2 6 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 9 11 2 10 1 2 10 10 8 4 6 10 2 6 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 10 13 2 11 2 2 11 7 9 4 6 9 2 7 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 13 5 3 9 1 2 15 1 11 3 8 12 2 8 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 9 11 2 10 2 2 10 11 9 4 5 8 2 6 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 9 12 2 10 2 2 10 11 8 4 5 8 2 6 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 13 5 3 9 1 2 15 1 12 3 7 11 3 9 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 10 13 2 11 2 2 11 7 9 4 7 9 2 7 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 10 13 2 11 2 2 11 7 9 4 6 10 2 7 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 10 13 2 11 2 2 11 7 9 4 6 10 2 7 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 10 13 2 11 2 2 11 7 9 4 6 9 2 7 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Urdu translations: 12 7 2 11 2 2 14 3 11 3 7 10 3 8 6 Topics: business, finance
  5. A person, especially a male, who is dominant, successful and attractive; (see alpha male). Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-alpha-en-noun-Ap-UVJ~a Categories (other): Terms with Faroese translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with Hakka translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Latvian translations, Terms with Lithuanian translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Slovak translations Disambiguation of Terms with Faroese translations: 9 12 2 10 2 2 10 11 8 4 5 8 2 6 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 8 13 2 14 2 2 9 12 7 4 6 7 2 5 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Hakka translations: 9 12 2 10 2 2 10 11 8 4 5 8 2 6 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 6 12 2 9 1 3 8 10 6 6 10 9 5 5 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Latvian translations: 9 12 2 10 2 2 10 11 8 4 5 8 2 6 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Lithuanian translations: 9 12 2 10 2 2 10 11 8 4 5 8 2 6 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 9 11 2 12 2 2 10 11 8 4 5 9 2 6 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 9 12 2 10 2 2 10 11 8 4 5 8 2 6 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 9 12 2 10 2 2 10 11 8 4 5 8 2 6 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 9 11 2 10 1 2 10 10 8 4 6 10 2 6 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 9 11 2 10 2 2 10 11 9 4 5 8 2 6 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 9 12 2 10 2 2 10 11 8 4 5 8 2 6 9
  6. (informal, abbreviation) Short for alphabet. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, informal, uncountable Alternative form of: alphabet
    Sense id: en-alpha-en-noun-mwTdMIuz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Cantonese translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Hokkien translations, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Interlingua translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Odia translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Urdu translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 6 3 9 1 2 10 2 12 5 7 10 4 10 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 12 6 3 8 1 2 14 1 15 4 5 10 3 10 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 5 3 8 0 1 13 1 15 4 5 10 3 11 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Cantonese translations: 12 7 3 11 2 2 13 3 10 3 7 10 3 8 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 13 6 3 9 1 3 15 2 10 3 8 11 2 8 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 13 5 2 12 1 2 14 1 12 3 8 11 2 8 6 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 16 5 3 9 1 2 14 1 10 3 7 11 2 8 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Hokkien translations: 12 7 2 11 1 2 13 3 11 3 6 10 3 8 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 13 5 2 9 1 2 15 1 12 3 7 12 2 9 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Interlingua translations: 12 5 2 11 1 2 15 1 13 3 7 11 2 8 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 13 5 3 9 1 2 15 1 11 3 8 12 2 8 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 13 5 3 9 1 2 15 1 12 3 7 12 2 8 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 11 7 2 9 1 1 15 3 14 3 5 10 2 9 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Odia translations: 13 5 3 12 2 2 14 2 12 3 7 11 2 8 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 13 5 3 9 1 2 15 1 11 3 8 12 2 8 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 13 5 3 9 1 2 15 1 12 3 7 11 3 9 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Urdu translations: 12 7 2 11 2 2 14 3 11 3 7 10 3 8 6
  7. (software engineering) The first versions of a program, usually only available to the developer, and only tested by the developer. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Software engineering
    Sense id: en-alpha-en-noun-j24t2UoF Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences, software
  8. (aviation) Angle of attack. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Aviation
    Sense id: en-alpha-en-noun-1J8BTsAi Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  9. (computer graphics) The level of translucency of a color, as determined by the alpha channel. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Computer graphics
    Sense id: en-alpha-en-noun-kX6JdfD9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Cantonese translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hokkien translations, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Interlingua translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Odia translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Urdu translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 6 3 9 1 2 10 2 12 5 7 10 4 10 8 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 19 4 2 12 1 2 10 1 9 3 8 15 2 7 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 12 6 3 8 1 2 14 1 15 4 5 10 3 10 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 5 3 8 0 1 13 1 15 4 5 10 3 11 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Cantonese translations: 12 7 3 11 2 2 13 3 10 3 7 10 3 8 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 13 10 2 12 1 1 11 5 10 3 8 11 2 7 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 13 6 3 9 1 3 15 2 10 3 8 11 2 8 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 13 5 2 12 1 2 14 1 12 3 8 11 2 8 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 9 13 2 11 2 2 12 7 8 4 6 11 2 7 5 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 16 5 3 9 1 2 14 1 10 3 7 11 2 8 8 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 14 7 3 10 1 2 13 3 10 3 8 10 3 8 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Hokkien translations: 12 7 2 11 1 2 13 3 11 3 6 10 3 8 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 13 5 2 9 1 2 15 1 12 3 7 12 2 9 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Interlingua translations: 12 5 2 11 1 2 15 1 13 3 7 11 2 8 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 13 5 3 9 1 2 15 1 11 3 8 12 2 8 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 13 5 3 9 1 2 15 1 12 3 7 12 2 8 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 11 7 2 9 1 1 15 3 14 3 5 10 2 9 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Odia translations: 13 5 3 12 2 2 14 2 12 3 7 11 2 8 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 9 11 2 10 1 2 10 10 8 4 6 10 2 6 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 13 5 3 9 1 2 15 1 11 3 8 12 2 8 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 13 5 3 9 1 2 15 1 12 3 7 11 3 9 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Urdu translations: 12 7 2 11 2 2 14 3 11 3 7 10 3 8 6 Topics: computer-graphics, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  10. (computer graphics) Ellipsis of alpha layer. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable Alternative form of: alpha layer Categories (topical): Computer graphics
  11. (statistics) The significance level of a statistical test; the alpha level. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Statistics
    Sense id: en-alpha-en-noun-yORAtZqj Categories (other): Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 12 6 3 8 1 2 14 1 15 4 5 10 3 10 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 5 3 8 0 1 13 1 15 4 5 10 3 11 8 Topics: mathematics, sciences, statistics
  12. (fandom slang) In omegaverse fiction, a person of a dominant secondary sex driven by biology, magic, or other means to bond with an omega, with males of this type often having canine-like genitalia. Tags: countable, slang, uncountable
    Sense id: en-alpha-en-noun-PPRuXcO3 Categories (other): Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 10 6 2 10 1 2 12 8 10 4 6 9 2 7 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 9 11 2 10 2 2 10 11 9 4 5 8 2 6 9 Topics: lifestyle
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: alphabet Translations (name of the letter Α, α): ἄλφα (álpha) [neuter] (Ancient Greek), أَلْفَا (ʔalfā) [feminine] (Arabic), ալֆա (alfa) (Armenian), alfa [feminine] (Asturian), а́льфа (álʹfa) [feminine] (Belarusian), а́лфа (álfa) [feminine] (Bulgarian), alfa [feminine] (Catalan), 阿爾法 (Chinese Cantonese), 阿尔法 (aa³ ji⁵ faat³) (Chinese Cantonese), 阿伐 (aa³ fat⁶) (Chinese Cantonese), 阿拉法 (aa³ laai¹ faat³) (Chinese Cantonese), 阿耳法 (aa³ ji⁵ faat³) (Chinese Cantonese), 阿爾法 (Chinese Mandarin), 阿尔法 (ā'ěrfǎ) (Chinese Mandarin), 阿伐 (āfá) (Chinese Mandarin), 阿拉法 (ālāfǎ) (Chinese Mandarin), 阿耳法 (ā'ěrfǎ) (Chinese Mandarin), ⲁⲗⲫⲁ (alpha) (Coptic), alfa [feminine] (Czech), alfa [neuter] (Danish), alfa [feminine, masculine] (Dutch), alfo (Esperanto), alfa [neuter] (Faroese), alfa (Finnish), alpha [masculine] (French), alfa [masculine] (Galician), ალფა (alpa) (Georgian), Alpha [neuter] (German), άλφα (álfa) [neuter] (Greek), 阿爾法 (Hakka Chinese), 阿尔法 (â-ngì-fap) (Hakka Chinese), אַלְפָא (álfa) [feminine] (Hebrew), अल्फ़ा (alfā) (Hindi), alfa (Hungarian), alfa [neuter] (Icelandic), alfa (Ido), alpha (Interlingua), alfa [masculine] (Irish), alfa [masculine] (Italian), アルファ (arufa) (Japanese), អាល់ហ្វា (ʼalfaa) (Khmer), 알파 (alpa) (Korean), alpha (Latin), alfa [feminine] (Latvian), alfa [feminine] (Lithuanian), алфа (alfa) [feminine] (Macedonian), alfa (Malay), ārepa (Maori), आल्फा (ālphā) [neuter] (Marathi), alfa [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), alfa [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), ଆଲ୍ଫା (ālphā) (Odia), آلفا (âlfâ) (Persian), alfa [feminine] (Polish), alfa [masculine] (Portuguese), alfa [masculine] (Romanian), а́льфа (álʹfa) [feminine] (Russian), alfa [feminine, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), алфа [feminine, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), alfa [feminine] (Slovak), alfa (Spanish), alfa (Swedish), alpa (Tagalog), แอลฟา (ɛɛl-fâa) (Thai), alfa (Turkish), а́льфа (álʹfa) [feminine] (Ukrainian), الف (alif) (Urdu), الفا (alfā) (Urdu)

Noun [French]

IPA: /al.fa/ Audio: Fr-alpha.ogg Forms: alpha [plural]
Head templates: {{fr-noun|m|#}} alpha m (plural alpha)
  1. alpha (Greek letter) Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Greek letter names
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Noun [Interlingua]

Head templates: {{head|ia|noun}} alpha
  1. alpha
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Noun [Latin]

IPA: /ˈal.pʰa/ [Classical-Latin], [ˈäɫ̪pʰä] [Classical-Latin], /ˈal.fa/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [ˈälfä] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἄλφα (álpha). Etymology templates: {{der|la|grc|ἄλφα}} Ancient Greek ἄλφα (álpha) Head templates: {{la-noun|alpha|g=n|indecl=1}} alpha n (indeclinable)
  1. alpha Tags: indeclinable, neuter Categories (topical): Greek letter names
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Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "finance"
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        {
          "ref": "2008, Faye Flam, The Score: How the Quest for Sex Has Shaped the Modern Man, Avery, published 2008, →ISBN:",
          "text": "Being a beta male in a species with alphas doesn't mean you have to sit out the mating game.",
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          "ref": "2008, Mitzi Szereto, editor, The New Black Lace Book of Women's Sexual Fantasies, Black Lace, →ISBN, page 38:",
          "text": "I'm still turned on by alpha males. I think there are only a couple of other men that turn me on . . . ones that are clearly not alphas.",
          "type": "quote"
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          "text": "This book is primarily for alpha males, or “top dogs.” We'll talk more about that later; but let's just say that if you are a man and successful in the world of trade, business, or profession, most likely you are an alpha, or you have been trained to act like an alpha.",
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          "ref": "2007, Mark Summerfield, Rapid GUI Programming with Python and Qt: The Definitive Guide to PyQt Programming, Pearson Education, →ISBN:",
          "text": "We will assume you got the .tgz version—later 2.x series versions such as 2.5.2 or 2.6.0 should be okay, provided they are production releases (not alphas, betas, or release candidates).",
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          "ref": "2013, Kristina Busse, “Pon Farr, Mpreg, Bonds, and the Rise of the Omegaverse”, in Anne Jamison, editor, Fic: Why Fanfiction Is Taking Over the World, page 317:",
          "text": "Sometimes the alphas and omegas are rare, sometimes they are only males, sometimes they have altered sex organs.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2017, Marianne Gunderson, \"What is an omega? Rewriting sex and gender in omegaverse fanfiction\", thesis submitted to the University of Oslo, page 11",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2018, Laura Campillo Arnaiz, “When the Omega Empath Met the Alpha Doctor: An Analysis of Alpha/Beta/Omega Dynamics in the Hannibal Fandom”, in Ashton Spacey, editor, The Darker Side of Slash Fan Fiction, page 130:",
          "text": "Contrary to the typical scenario expected in a dark A/B/O story, in this story both Hannibal and Will are alphas—but Hannibal wants Will to be his omega; subservient and submissive to him only.",
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      "ipa": "/ˈælfə/"
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      "ipa": "[ˈæɫ.fə]"
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      "roman": "ʔalfā",
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        "feminine"
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      "word": "ալֆա"
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      "sense": "name of the letter Α, α",
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      "code": "ca",
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      "word": "阿爾法"
    },
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      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "aa³ ji⁵ faat³",
      "sense": "name of the letter Α, α",
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      "code": "yue",
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      "roman": "aa³ fat⁶",
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      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
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      "sense": "name of the letter Α, α",
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      "code": "yue",
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      "sense": "name of the letter Α, α",
      "word": "阿耳法"
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    {
      "code": "hak",
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      "sense": "name of the letter Α, α",
      "word": "阿爾法"
    },
    {
      "code": "hak",
      "lang": "Hakka Chinese",
      "roman": "â-ngì-fap",
      "sense": "name of the letter Α, α",
      "word": "阿尔法"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "name of the letter Α, α",
      "word": "阿爾法"
    },
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "roman": "ā'ěrfǎ",
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    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "āfá",
      "sense": "name of the letter Α, α",
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    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "ālāfǎ",
      "sense": "name of the letter Α, α",
      "word": "阿拉法"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "ā'ěrfǎ",
      "sense": "name of the letter Α, α",
      "word": "阿耳法"
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    {
      "code": "cop",
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      "roman": "alpha",
      "sense": "name of the letter Α, α",
      "word": "ⲁⲗⲫⲁ"
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      "code": "cs",
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      "sense": "name of the letter Α, α",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "alfa"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "name of the letter Α, α",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "nl",
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      "code": "fo",
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      "word": "alfa"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "name of the letter Α, α",
      "word": "alfa"
    },
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      "code": "fr",
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        "masculine"
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    {
      "code": "gl",
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      "sense": "name of the letter Α, α",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "alfa"
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      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "alpa",
      "sense": "name of the letter Α, α",
      "word": "ალფა"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "name of the letter Α, α",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Alpha"
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      "code": "el",
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      "roman": "álfa",
      "sense": "name of the letter Α, α",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "grc",
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      "roman": "álpha",
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "ἄλφα"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "álfa",
      "sense": "name of the letter Α, α",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "אַלְפָא"
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    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "alfā",
      "sense": "name of the letter Α, α",
      "word": "अल्फ़ा"
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    {
      "code": "hu",
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      "sense": "name of the letter Α, α",
      "word": "alfa"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "name of the letter Α, α",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "alfa"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
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      "word": "alfa"
    },
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      "code": "ia",
      "lang": "Interlingua",
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    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
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      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
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    },
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      "code": "it",
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      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "alfa"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "arufa",
      "sense": "name of the letter Α, α",
      "word": "アルファ"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "ʼalfaa",
      "sense": "name of the letter Α, α",
      "word": "អាល់ហ្វា"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "alpa",
      "sense": "name of the letter Α, α",
      "word": "알파"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
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      "sense": "name of the letter Α, α",
      "word": "alpha"
    },
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      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "name of the letter Α, α",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "alfa"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
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      "sense": "name of the letter Α, α",
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        "feminine"
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      "word": "alfa"
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    {
      "code": "mk",
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      "roman": "alfa",
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        "feminine"
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      "word": "алфа"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
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      "sense": "name of the letter Α, α",
      "word": "alfa"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "name of the letter Α, α",
      "word": "ārepa"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "ālphā",
      "sense": "name of the letter Α, α",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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      "word": "आल्फा"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "name of the letter Α, α",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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    {
      "code": "nn",
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      "sense": "name of the letter Α, α",
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        "masculine"
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      "word": "alfa"
    },
    {
      "code": "or",
      "lang": "Odia",
      "roman": "ālphā",
      "sense": "name of the letter Α, α",
      "word": "ଆଲ୍ଫା"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
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      "roman": "âlfâ",
      "sense": "name of the letter Α, α",
      "word": "آلفا"
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      "code": "pl",
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      "sense": "name of the letter Α, α",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "alfa"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "name of the letter Α, α",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "alfa"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "name of the letter Α, α",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "alfa"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "álʹfa",
      "sense": "name of the letter Α, α",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "а́льфа"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "name of the letter Α, α",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "alfa"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "name of the letter Α, α",
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        "feminine",
        "masculine"
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      "word": "алфа"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "name of the letter Α, α",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "alfa"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "name of the letter Α, α",
      "word": "alfa"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "name of the letter Α, α",
      "word": "alfa"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "name of the letter Α, α",
      "word": "alpa"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "ɛɛl-fâa",
      "sense": "name of the letter Α, α",
      "word": "แอลฟา"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "name of the letter Α, α",
      "word": "alfa"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "álʹfa",
      "sense": "name of the letter Α, α",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "а́льфа"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "alif",
      "sense": "name of the letter Α, α",
      "word": "الف"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "alfā",
      "sense": "name of the letter Α, α",
      "word": "الفا"
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      "word": "Alpha Centauri"
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      "word": "alpha strike"
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      "word": "alpha test"
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}

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