ap-

¹ American  

1. variant of ad- before p: appear.

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ap- ² American  

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

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AP ³ American  

Or A.P.

1. adjective phrase.

2. Trademark. Advanced Placement Program.

3. Air Police.

4. American plan.

5. antipersonnel.

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Ap. ⁴ American  

abbreviation

1. Apostle.

2. Apothecaries'.

3. April.

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A/P ⁵ American  

Or a/p

1. account paid.

2. accounts payable.

3. authority to pay or purchase.

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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

Ap Gwynfor pledged that Plaid would recruit more GPs - but acknowledged any changes would be in the "current envelope" of funding and Slaughter spoke about using more nurses in the community.

From BBC

Ap Gwynfor maintained that the NHS and social care was "entirely dependent" on immigrants "propping it up", while Irranca Davies made the case for "controlled, managed migration" for border security and the economy.

From BBC

Ap Gwynfor said he detected a desire for change, but was "taking nothing for granted."

From BBC

“Honestly, if I’m being really blunt with you, the energy in the building was great, but having no media here at all from either team or either — no AP, no nothing, doesn’t say a lot,” Close said.

From Los Angeles Times

Rapper A$AP Rocky became an instant star upon the release of his 2013 debut album “Long. Live. A$AP.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• news service
• press agency
• wire service