Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The first and the last.
- noun The most important part.
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- noun The first and last; the beginning and end.
- noun The first and last letters in the Greek alphabet, quotation:
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- noun the first and last; signifies God's eternity
- noun the basic meaning of something; the crucial part
Etymologies
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From alpha and omega From Rev. 1:8. Translation of Ancient Greek τὸ ἄλφα καὶ τὸ ὦ.
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