AP

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adjective phrase.

Trademark. Advanced Placement Program.

Air Police.

American plan.

antipersonnel.

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Let’s start with some etymology: What are the origins of the typographical word “bracket”?

First appeared around 1750, and is related to the French word “braguette” for the name of codpiece armor.

First appeared in 1610, based on the French word “baguette” for the long loaf of bread.

First appeared in 1555, and is related to the French word “raquette” for a netted bat.

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Words nearby AP

Aosta, Aotearoa, A.O.U., aoudad, Aouita, AP, apa, apace, apache, Apachean, apache dance

Definition for AP (2 of 6)

ap-¹

variant of ad- before p: appear.

Definition for AP (3 of 6)

ap-²

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

Definition for AP (4 of 6)

a.p.

abbreviation

additional premium.

author's proof.

Definition for AP (5 of 6)

Ap.

abbreviation

Apostle.

Apothecaries'.

April.

Definition for AP (6 of 6)

A/P

or a/p

account paid.

accounts payable.

authority to pay or purchase.

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Example sentences from the Web for AP

Police officials told the AP that they came out with guns blazing.
France Kills Charlie Hebdo Murderers|Nico Hines|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
According to the AP, as of October, there were only four people still alive who be affected by this legislation.
Nazis, Sunscreen, and Sea Gull Eggs: Congress in 2014 Was Hella Productive|Ben Jacobs|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A Democratic activist named Tom Connolly later revealed to the AP that he was the source.
Brace Yourself: October Election Surprises Surely on the Way|Matt Lewis|October 31, 2014|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.
D.C. Public Schools Hides Teacher Who Told Students to Compare Bush to Hitler|Asawin Suebsaeng|September 11, 2014|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.
The Real Legacy of Richard Nixon|Scott Porch|August 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Mubagrung ang awtu kun mupik-ap na, The car zooms the moment it picks up speed.
A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan|John U. Wolff
Appetency, ap′pet-ens-i, n. a seeking after: craving or appetite: desire, especially sensual desire—also Ap′petence.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various
Apatite, ap′a-tīt, n. a phosphate of lime of great variety of colour.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various
Apathy, ap′ath-i, n. want of feeling: absence of passion: indifference.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various
Ape′dom; Ape′hood; Ap′ery, conduct of one who apes, any ape-like action: a colony of apes.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various

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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Medical definitions for AP (1 of 4)

ap- 2²

pref.

Variant ofapo-

Medical definitions for AP (2 of 4)

ap- 1¹

pref.

Variant ofad-

Medical definitions for AP (3 of 4)

abbr.

anteroposterior

Medical definitions for AP (4 of 4)

ap.

abbr.

apothecary

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prefix

Word Origin for ap

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abbreviation for

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prefix

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abbreviation for

Word Origin for a.p.

Medical definitions for AP (1 of 4)

pref.

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pref.

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