Term: alpha and omega: the basic meaning of something; the crucial part
Candidate hypernym: communication: something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups → 1
Candidate hypernym: calvinist: an adherent of the theological doctrines of John Calvin → 0
Candidate hypernym: security: measures taken as a precaution against theft or espionage or sabotage etc. → 0
Candidate hypernym: pocket-handkerchief: a handkerchief that is carried in a pocket → 0
Candidate hypernym: grimes' golden: yellow apple that ripens in late autumn; eaten raw → 0
Candidate hypernym: polyvalence: (toxicology) the state of being capable of counteracting more than one toxin or antigen or kind of microorganism → 0
Candidate hypernym: inside job: some transgression committed with the assistance of someone trusted by the victim → 0
Candidate hypernym: naphthalene: a white crystalline strong-smelling hydrocarbon made from coal tar or petroleum and used in organic synthesis and as a fumigant in mothballs → 0
Candidate hypernym: co-discoverer: someone who is the first of two or more people to discover something → 0
Candidate hypernym: contact: (electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact → 0
Candidate hypernym: jewry: Jews collectively → 0