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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What are the first and last letters of the Greek alphabet?
A
beta
B
gamma
C
omega
D
alpha
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Note: In the Greek alphabet, is the first letter and is the last letter. This is different from the Latin alphabet where a and z are the first and last letter, respectively.

Detailed explanation-2: -Alpha was the first of eighteen letters, because alphe means honor, and alphainein is to invent.

Detailed explanation-3: -As the first letter of the alphabet, Alpha as a Greek numeral came to represent the number 1. Therefore, Alpha, both as a symbol and term, is used to refer to the “first", or “primary", or “principal” (most significant) occurrence or status of a thing.

Detailed explanation-4: - , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , /, , , , , , .

Detailed explanation-5: -The letters of the Greek alphabet are: alpha, beta, gamma, delta, epsilon, zeta, eta, theta, iota, kappa, lambda, mu, nu1, xi, omicron, pi1, rho, sigma, tau, upsilon, phi, chi1, psi1, omega.

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