alpha

nounB2 · Upper-intermediate

The first letter of the Greek alphabet, or the dominant one.

Meanings of «alpha»

1 · noun

the first letter of the Greek alphabet

My professor said alpha is the first letter of an old alphabet.

2 · noun

the dominant or most powerful member of a group

The oldest wolf in the pack acts as the alpha.

Similar: leader dominanttop-ranking

Translation

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«alpha» in 17 languages

AR العربية

AZ Azərbaycan

DE Deutsch

ES Español

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FR Français

HI हिन्दी

ID Indonesia

JA 日本語

KO 한국어

PT Português

RO Română

RU Русский

TH ไทย

TR Türkçe

UK Українська

UZ O‘zbek

VI Tiếng Việt

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