ap-

¹

1. variant of ad- before p: appear.

ap-

²

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

AP

³

or A.P.

1. adjective phrase.
2. Trademark. Advanced Placement Program.
3. Air Police.
4. American plan.
5. antipersonnel.

Ap.

⁴

abbreviation for

1. Apostle.
2. Apothecaries'.
3. April.

A/P

⁵

or a/p

1. account paid.
2. accounts payable.
3. authority to pay or purchase.

a.p.

⁶

abbreviation for

1. additional premium.
2. author's proof.

AP

¹

abbreviation for

1. Air Police
2. Associated Press

ap

²

/ æp /

prefix

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

   ap Thomas

ap-

³

prefix

1. See apo-
   a variant of apo-

   aphelion

a.p.

⁴

abbreviation for

1. obsolete.
   (in prescriptions, etc) ante prandium

Word History and Origins

Origin of ap-¹

from Welsh mab son

Origin of ap-²

Latin: before a meal

Example Sentences

Police officials told the AP that they came out with guns blazing.

From The Daily Beast

According to the AP, as of October, there were only four people still alive who be affected by this legislation.

From The Daily Beast

A Democratic activist named Tom Connolly later revealed to the AP that he was the source.

From The Daily Beast

The AP story used in the Hitler-Bush assignment is titled, “Bush: Iraq War Justified Despite No WMD,” which ran in October 2003.

From The Daily Beast

That allows you to get at what most people were reading, which was the wire service stuff, the AP and the UPI stuff.

From The Daily Beast

Mubagrung ang awtu kun mupik-ap na, The car zooms the moment it picks up speed.

From Project Gutenberg

Appetency, ap′pet-ens-i, n. a seeking after: craving or appetite: desire, especially sensual desire—also Ap′petence.

From Project Gutenberg

Apatite, ap′a-tīt, n. a phosphate of lime of great variety of colour.

From Project Gutenberg

Apathy, ap′ath-i, n. want of feeling: absence of passion: indifference.

From Project Gutenberg

Ape′dom; Ape′hood; Ap′ery, conduct of one who apes, any ape-like action: a colony of apes.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• news service
• press agency
• wire service