Alpha 0001 # a {al'fah}; of Hebrew origin; the first letter of <br>
the alphabet; figuratively, only (from its use as a numeral) the <br>
first: -- {Alpha}. Often used (usually an, before a vowel) also <br>
in composition (as a contraction from 427) in the sense of <br>
privation; so, in many words, beginning with this letter; <br>
occasionally in the sense of union (as a contraction of 260).[ql<br>
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