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minus-squarefaythofdragons@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·1 month agoNo, alpha is the anglicization of the first letter of the greek alphabet. It doesn’t mean ‘first’ any more than the letter A does.
minus-squareMulligrubs@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·edit-21 month agoYou’re wrong according to any dictionary ever printed, sorry. It has more than one definition, and one of those is “first”, and you must accept that as fact.
minus-squarefaythofdragons@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·1 month agoIn correct. “It” does have many definitions, but none of them are ‘first’.
minus-squareMulligrubs@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·edit-21 month agoYou’re wrong, according to the definition, anyway. You should let Oxford know that you know better! I’m sure they will crown you as king. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alpha
minus-squarefaythofdragons@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoI see that my definition comes before yours, so I am king.
minus-squareMulligrubs@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-21 month agoThat’s neat! A heavy crown to bear. I’m glad you learned something today… now go forth, and sin no more. You could say… that your favorite definition is the “alpha” of definitions.
minus-squarefaythofdragons@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoA crown made of internet points isn’t heavy at all.
No, alpha is the anglicization of the first letter of the greek alphabet. It doesn’t mean ‘first’ any more than the letter A does.
You’re wrong according to any dictionary ever printed, sorry.
It has more than one definition, and one of those is “first”, and you must accept that as fact.
In correct. “It” does have many definitions, but none of them are ‘first’.
You’re wrong, according to the definition, anyway. You should let Oxford know that you know better! I’m sure they will crown you as king.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alpha
I see that my definition comes before yours, so I am king.
That’s neat! A heavy crown to bear.
I’m glad you learned something today… now go forth, and sin no more.
You could say… that your favorite definition is the “alpha” of definitions.
A crown made of internet points isn’t heavy at all.