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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

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Example Sentences

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AP Ap. ap- ap

In 2023, 70% of his AP literature class passed the AP test.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

The AP Stylebook just came out with formal guidance against that.

From Slate ● Sep. 29, 2026

AP swiftly filed a lawsuit and the case remains ongoing.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

A divided appeals court panel later paused that ruling for the Oval Office, Air Force One and other restricted spaces, allowing the White House to keep the AP out of them while the case proceeds.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026

She was taking four AP classes and served as secretary of the French Club.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng

As a sample—on 23 Ap. is reported the case of White v.

From Gossip in the First Decade of Victoria's Reign by John Ashton

As another example of a tadbhava word, we may take the Skr. nom. ghōṭas, Ap. ghōḍu, H. ghōṛ, a horse.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various

The ai- or e- termination is another relic of the Apabhrarhsa -hi, and the ả is a survival of the Ap. -hu.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" by Various

Thus Skr. mrakṣaṇam, Ap. makkhaṇu, H. makkhan, but G. mākhaṇ, butter.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" by Various

It was commonly written with one letter; as A. for Aulus: C. for Caius—sometimes with two; as Ap. for Appius.

From Roman Antiquities, and Ancient Mythology For Classical Schools (2nd ed) by Charles K. Dillaway

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

George Carney, new to Manhattan, is earthy, rugged, ap- pealing as Jess Oakroyd.

From Time Magazine Archive

He denied that the purpose of freeing this gold was to create a reserve to resist foreign raids on the dollar though such a result was ap- parent.

From Time Magazine Archive

Professor Albert Bushnell Hart, historian at Harvard, does not ap- prove of either of them.

From Time Magazine Archive

The prisoners heard it ap- Eroach, shaking the pavement with its weight like an invinci- le pachyderm.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende

First Minister Rhun ap Iorwerth is hosting a climate change and resilience summit in Merthyr Tydfil on Thursday, which will "bring key partners together to develop future actions".

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

In his speech, ap Iorwerth will say the election "delivered a clear mandate from the people of Wales for positive change that makes a tangible difference to their lives".

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

However, without a majority of the seats in Cardiff Bay, ap Iorwerth leads a minority administration which has to work with opposition Members of the Senedd to pass new laws and budgets.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

First Minister Rhun ap Iorwerth has declined to give a timetable for a referendum.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

Llewelyn's father, "Dafydd ap Gwynant," a well-known chieftain, had been slain in battle, and most of his possessions seized by his foes.

From Baron Bruno Or, the Unbelieving Philosopher, and Other Fairy Stories by Louisa Morgan

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