noun
- The 2nd letter of the Greek alphabet.
- Beets.
- synonyms: genus Beta
adjective
- Second in order of importance.
- usage: "the candidate, considered a beta male, was perceived to be unable to lead his party to victory"
- Preliminary or testing stage of a software or hardware product.
- usage: "a beta version"; "beta software"
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