AP

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adjective phrase.

Trademark. Advanced Placement Program.

Air Police.

American plan.

antipersonnel.

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Other definitions for AP (2 of 6)

ap-¹

variant of ad- before p: appear.

Other definitions for AP (3 of 6)

ap-²

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

Other definitions for AP (4 of 6)

a.p.

abbreviation

additional premium.

author's proof.

Other definitions for AP (5 of 6)

Ap.

abbreviation

Apostle.

Apothecaries'.

April.

Other definitions for AP (6 of 6)

A/P

or a/p

account paid.

accounts payable.

authority to pay or purchase.

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How to use AP in a sentence

ROME — What does it take for a Hollywood A-lister to get a private audience with Pope Francis?
Pope Francis Has the Pleasure of Meeting Angelina Jolie for a Few Seconds|Barbie Latza Nadeau|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Yes, Byrd—dead four-and-a-half years now—was a Kleagle in the Ku Klux Klan.
Steve Scalise and the Right’s Ridiculous Racial Blame Game|Michael Tomasky|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
By the time it concluded with a sing-a-long of “XO,” Beyoncé had done the rare thing.
Bow Down, Bitches: How Beyoncé Turned an Elevator Brawl Into a Perfect Year|Kevin Fallon|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In another year, stories about the strange new face of an A-list actress might draw chortles and cackles.
Renée Zellweger Got a New Face—and Everyone Had An Opinion About It|Kevin O’Keeffe|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Because Duck Dynasty receives monster TV ratings and Robertson paid by a company (A&E) while making these public statements.
Butts, Brawls, and Bill Cosby: The Biggest Celebrity Scandals of 2014 |Kevin Fallon|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
About this time the famous Philippine painter, Juan Luna (vide p. 195), was released after six monthsʼ imprisonment as a suspect.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
Now-a-days it is the bankrupt who flouts, and his too confiding creditors who are jeered and laughed at.
Glances at Europe|Horace Greeley
Tobacco is a strong growing plant resisting heat and drought to a far (p. 018) greater extent than most plants.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
He felt himself the meanest, vilest thing a-crawl upon this sinful earth, and she—dear God!
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini
Smith's method usually gives good results, as does also the more simple method of Hiss (p. 263).
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd

British Dictionary definitions for AP (1 of 4)

/ (æp) /

prefix

son of: occurring as part of some surnames of Welsh originap Thomas

Word Origin for ap

from Welsh mab son

British Dictionary definitions for AP (2 of 4)

abbreviation for

Air Police

Associated Press

British Dictionary definitions for AP (3 of 4)

ap-

prefix

a variant of apo- aphelion

British Dictionary definitions for AP (4 of 4)

a.p.

abbreviation for

obsolete (in prescriptions, etc) ante prandium

Word Origin for a.p.

Latin: before a meal

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