Alpha variant

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Alpha variant

proper noun alpha variant · Alpha Variant · α variant · α-variant · Α variant · Α-variant

The highly virulent B.1.1.7 strain of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19. The CDC predicted the Alpha variant, known by the scientific name B.1.1.7, became the dominant strain during the two-week period ending with March 10.
Similar: alpha, Alpha, alpha strain, Alpha strain, Alpha Strain, British strain, British variant, English strain, English variant, Kent Strain, Kent strain, Kent Variant

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name strain of the COVID-19 virus

Español	variante alfa
한국어	알파 변이 alpa byeoni
日本語	アルファ株 arufa kabu
中文	阿爾法變體 /阿尔法变体
Português	variante alfa
Français	variant alpha
Deutsch	Alpha-Variante
Ελληνικά	άλφα παραλλαγή álfa parallagí

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@misc{alpha_variant_2026,
  title = {Alpha variant},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/alpha%20variant},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}