beta

Words with a similar base: beta

'beta'

[beta.n.01] as in: the 2nd letter of the Greek alphabet

'beta'

[beta.n.02] as in: beets

'beta'

[beta.s.01] as in: second in order of importance

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Examples:
the candidate, considered a beta male, was perceived to be unable to lead his party to victory

'beta'

[beta.s.02] as in: preliminary or testing stage of a software or hardware product

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Examples:
a beta version
beta software