Alpha

ali a, n. The first letter of the Greek alphabet, used to denote first. (Astron.) Used to designate the brightest star in a constellation.— Al'phabet, n. The letters of a language arranged in order. [Gr. alphabetos, alpha and beta, the first two Greek letters.] — Alphabet, Alphabetize, Alpaca. -Iz, v. [alphabetized (-Izd), -tizing.] To arrange in the order of an alphabet. — Al'phabeta'- rlan, n. A learner of the alphabet; abecedarian. — Alphabetic, -ical, a. Of, pertaining to, or arranged in the order of, etc. — Alphabet Icafiy, adv.