Alpha

Name: American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1 - Alpha
Author: Noah Webster

AL’PHA, n. [Heb. an ox, a leader.]

The first letter in the Greek alphabet, answering to A, and used to denote first or beginning.

I am Alpha and Omega. Rev 1.

As a numeral, it stands for one. It was formerly used also to denote chief; as, Plato was the Alpha of the wits.

Contents:

Related Resources

None available for this document.

Download Options

Title: American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1

Select an option:

*Note: A download may not start for up to 60 seconds.

Email Options

Title: American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1

Select an option:

Email addres:

*Note: It may take up to 60 seconds for for the email to be generated.

Chicago: Noah Webster Jr., "Alpha," American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1 in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1 (New York: S. Converse, 1828), Original Sources, accessed July 6, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=95BU3VITXJ41XB2.

MLA: Webster, Noah, Jr. "Alpha." American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1, in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1, New York, S. Converse, 1828, Original Sources. 6 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=95BU3VITXJ41XB2.

Harvard: Webster, N, 'Alpha' in American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1. cited in 1828, An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1, S. Converse, New York. Original Sources, retrieved 6 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=95BU3VITXJ41XB2.