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AP

1 American  
Or A.P.

  1. adjective phrase.

  2. Trademark. Advanced Placement Program.

  3. Air Police.

  4. American plan.

  5. antipersonnel.

Ap. 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. Apostle.

  2. Apothecaries'.

  3. April.

A/P 3 American  
Or a/p

  1. account paid.

  2. accounts payable.

  3. authority to pay or purchase.

ap- 4 American  

  1. variant of ad- before p: appear.

ap- 5 American  

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

a.p. 6 American  

abbreviation

  1. additional premium.

  2. author's proof.

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

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In that sense, AP Business With Personal Finance is not designed to teach students what they need to know to get their first jobs or pay their bills.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026

It’s part of the AP’s new “Career Kickstart” bundle that will also include AP Cybersecurity next year and AP Networking the following year.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026

IEA executive director Fatih Birol told AP there could soon be flight cancellations if supplies remained blocked.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

"It is important that we preserve this, so that... generation after generation everybody will get to understand the importance of this and how Brazilians and Lagos came to be," carnival-goer Ademola Oduyebo told AP.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

It played through Mr. Sabbatini’s AP chem page.

From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin

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