Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A name in northern Africa for varieties of esparto-grass, Stipa tenacissima and S. arenaria, used in the manufacture of paper. Also written
halfa . - noun A simplified spelling of
alpha .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A plant (
Macrochloa tenacissima ) of North Africa; also, its fiber, used in paper making.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The letter A in the
ICAO spelling alphabet
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Examples
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Both drugs are the same product, epoetin alfa, which Amgen makes and markets as Epogen for kidney-failure patients on dialysis, and has licensed other uses to J & J, which sells it as Procrit.
Corporate Watch 2010
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Esparto grass, called "alfa" or "halfa" by the Arabs, is another unique product of the Sahara.
Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania Jewett Castello Gilson
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I would like a command or a bash script that search all files in all sub, modified last 12 hours, in/var/logs and that contains "alfa" or "bravo".
LinuxQuestions.org andben 2010
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Wiele nowych błędów powstało już po którejś z kolei aktualizacji, pomimo że w wersji alfa jeszcze wszystko działało.
KDE SC 4.4 RC3 - wydane GregKoval 2010
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Deer around here line up for alfa alfa and apples.
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A multi-center, longitudinal follow-up study of patients with cystic fibrosis for monitoring pulmonary function, pulmonary exacerbations, and the safety of long-term treatment with Pulmozyme® (dornase alfa, recombinant) inhalation solution.
Research 2010
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Enobia's lead product candidate, asfotase alfa or ENB-0040, is a treatment for hypophosphatasia—a life-threatening disease that can cause skeletal deformity, severe muscle weakness and progressive damage to vital organs.
Alexion to Acquire Enobia Pharma for Up to $1.08 Billion Tess Stynes 2011
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Wiele nowych błędów powstało już po którejś z kolei aktualizacji, pomimo że w wersji alfa jeszcze wszystko działało.
KDE SC 4.4 RC3 - wydane GregKoval 2010
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Asfotase alfa, currently in Phase II clinical development, received orphan-drug status in the U.S. and European Union in 2008 and fast-track status in the U.S. in 2009.
Alexion to Acquire Enobia Pharma for Up to $1.08 Billion Tess Stynes 2011
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Deer around here line up for alfa alfa and apples.
alexz commented on the word alfa
You'll see alfa on international phonetic charts, because not everyone speaks English, and they would pronounce alpha differently.
February 11, 2021
bilby commented on the word alfa
Did not know that.
February 12, 2021
bilby commented on the word alfa
So is an Alfa male the same as an Alpha male, or just someone who drives an Italian car and thinks he is?
February 12, 2021
bilby commented on the word alfa
BILBY ASKING THE BIG QUESTIONS.
February 12, 2021
alexz commented on the word alfa
indeed.
February 12, 2021