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alpha vs letter of the alphabet

letter of the alphabet vs alpha

alpha and letter of the alphabet both are nouns.

alpha is an adjective but letter of the alphabet is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
alpha Yes Yes No No
letter of the alphabet Yes No No No
As nouns, letter of the alphabet is a hypernym of alpha; that is, letter of the alphabet is a word with a broader meaning than alpha:
  • alpha: the 1st letter of the Greek alphabet
  • letter of the alphabet: the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech
Other hypernyms of alpha include alphabetic character, letter.
alpha (noun) letter of the alphabet (noun)
the 1st letter of the Greek alphabet the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech
the beginning of a series or sequence
alpha (adjective) letter of the alphabet (adjective)
early testing stage of a software or hardware product
first in order of importance
Difference between alpha and letter of the alphabet

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