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• AP
  AP

  adjective phrase.
• Ap.
  Ap.

  abbreviation

  Apostle.
• A/P
  A/P

  account paid.
• ap-
  ap-

  variant of ad- before p: appear.
• a.p.
  a.p.

  abbreviation

  additional premium.
• ap
  ap

  prefix

  son of: occurring as part of some surnames of Welsh origin

AP

¹ American  

Or A.P.

1. adjective phrase.

2. Trademark. Advanced Placement Program.

3. Air Police.

4. American plan.

5. antipersonnel.

6. affair partner.

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Ap. ² American  

abbreviation

1. Apostle.

2. Apothecaries'.

3. April.

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A/P ³ American  

Or a/p

1. account paid.

2. accounts payable.

3. authority to pay or purchase.

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ap- ⁴ American  

1. variant of ad- before p: appear.

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ap- ⁵ American  

1. variant of apo- before a vowel or h: aphelion.

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a.p. ⁶ American  

abbreviation

1. additional premium.

2. author's proof.

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AP ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. Air Police

2. Associated Press

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a.p. ² British  

abbreviation

1. obsolete (in prescriptions, etc) ante prandium

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ap ³ British  

/ æp /

prefix

1. son of: occurring as part of some surnames of Welsh origin

   ap Thomas

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ap- ⁴ British  

prefix

1. a variant of apo-

   aphelion

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Etymology

Origin of a.p.²

Latin: before a meal

Origin of ap³

from Welsh mab son

Example Sentences

The City Council ap- proved the new district lines in December after reworking a significant portion of a draft map submitted several weeks earlier by a 21-member citizens commission.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2022

The president's audience, numbering some 1,500 distinguished scientists, twittered and tittered with ap- preciation�for the president was Edward of Wales.

From Time Magazine Archive

At points on the highways ap- proaching metropolitan areas, signs would warn the driver to switch to electric propulsion.

From Time Magazine Archive

"Traveling third-class to Aberdeen," cried an anxious Scotch backbencher, "is the nearest ap- proach to Hell I know."

From Time Magazine Archive

A little while later I’m watching the boys play with sticks in a patch of grass at the edge of the driveway, when Mariana ap- proaches me.

From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau

Related Words

• news service
• press agency
• wire service