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| - | '''Alpha''' (uppercase '''Α''', lowercase '''α'''; ''άλφα'') is the first letter of the [[Greek alphabet]]. In the system of [[Greek numerals]] it has a value of 1. It was derived from the [[Phoenician alphabet|Phoenician letter]] [[Aleph (letter)|Aleph]] [[Image:phoenician aleph.png|20px|Aleph]]. Letters that arose from Alpha include the Latin [[A]] and the Cyrillic letter [[A (Cyrillic)|А]]. | + | '''Alpha''' (uppercase '''Α''', lowercase '''α'''; ''άλφα'') is the first letter of the [[Greek alphabet]]. In the system of [[Greek numerals]] it has a value of 1. It was derived from the [[Phoenician alphabet|Phoenician letter]] [[Aleph (letter)|Aleph]]. Letters that arose from Alpha include the Latin [[A]] and the Cyrillic letter [[A (Cyrillic)|А]]. |
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Alpha (uppercase Α, lowercase α; άλφα) is the first letter of the Greek alphabet. In the system of Greek numerals it has a value of 1. It was derived from the Phoenician letter Aleph. Letters that arose from Alpha include the Latin A and the Cyrillic letter А.
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