|  beta 
  
 
 the 2nd letter of the Greek alphabet (Freq. 1)
 • Hypernyms:
 letter, letter of the alphabet, alphabetic character
 • Member Holonyms:
 Greek alphabet
 
 1. second in order of importance
 - the candidate, considered a beta male, was perceived to be unable to lead his party to victory
 • Similar to:
 important, of import
 2. preliminary or testing stage of a software or hardware product
 - a beta version
 - beta software
 • Similar to:
 exploratory, explorative
 
 
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