alpha
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
- arrow points to the broader concept
- dashed outline: no word in this language
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the 1st letter of the Greek alphabet
Types & categories
- letter of the alphabet hypernym
Parts & wholes
- Greek alphabet member holonym
Sense 2 adjective
first in order of importance
the alpha male in the group of chimpanzees
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
the beginning of a series or sequence
the Alpha and Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end
Types & categories
- start hypernym
Related & opposite
- alpha derivation
Sense 4 adjective
early testing stage of a software or hardware product
alpha version
Related & opposite
- exploratory similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | member holonym | Parts & wholes | Greek alphabet |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | letter of the alphabet |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | alpha |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | important |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | alpha |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | start |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | exploratory |