alpha

English Thesaurus

1. the 1st letter of the Greek alphabet (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	alphabetic character, letter, letter of the alphabet,
definition	:	the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech (noun.communication)

member meronym	:	greek alphabet,
definition	:	the alphabet used by ancient Greeks (noun.communication)

2. the beginning of a series or sequence (noun.event)

hypernym	:	start,
definition	:	the beginning of anything (noun.event)

3. early testing stage of a software or hardware product (adj.all)

similar	:	explorative, exploratory,
definition	:	serving in or intended for exploration or discovery (adj.all)

4. first in order of importance (adj.all)

similar	:	important, of import,
definition	:	of great significance or value (adj.all)

5. the beginning of a series or sequence (noun.event)

derivation	:	alpha,
definition	:	first in order of importance (adj.all)

6. first in order of importance (adj.all)

derivation	:	alpha,
definition	:	the beginning of a series or sequence (noun.event)

7. the beginning of a series or sequence (noun.event)

derivation	:	alpha,
definition	:	first in order of importance (adj.all)

8. first in order of importance (adj.all)

derivation	:	alpha,
definition	:	the beginning of a series or sequence (noun.event)