[arufa to omega] (exp) (obsc) alpha and omega[Add to Longdo]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
omega \o*me"ga\ ([=o]*m[=e]"g[.a] or [=o]*m[=a]"g[.a] or
[=o]"m[-e]*g[.a]; 277), n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'w^ me`ga, i.e., the
great or long o. Cf. {Mickle}.]
1. The last letter of the Greek alphabet. See {Alpha}.
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2. The last; the end; hence, death.
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"Omega! thou art Lord," they said. --Tennyson.
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{Alpha and Omega}, the beginning and the ending; hence, the
chief, the whole. --Rev. i. 8.
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The alpha and omega of science. --Sir J.
Herschel.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
alpha and omega
n 1: the first and last; signifies God's eternity
2: the basic meaning of something; the crucial part
แสดงได้ทั้งความหมายของคำเดี่ยว และคำผสม ได้อย่างถูกต้อง
เช่น Secretary of State=รัฐมนตรีต่างประเทศของสหรัฐฯ (ในภาพตัวอย่าง),
High school=โรงเรียนมัธยมปลาย