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View synonyms for AP

ap-

1
  1. variant of ad- before p: appear.



ap-

2
  1. variant of apo- before a vowel or h: aphelion.

AP

3
Or A.P.

Ap.

4

abbreviation

  1. Apostle.

  2. Apothecaries'.

  3. April.

A/P

5
Or a/p
  1. account paid.

  2. accounts payable.

  3. authority to pay or purchase.

a.p.

6

abbreviation

  1. additional premium.

  2. author's proof.

AP

1

abbreviation

  1. Air Police

  2. Associated Press

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a.p.

2

abbreviation

  1. obsolete,  (in prescriptions, etc) ante prandium

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ap

3

/ æp /

prefix

  1. son of: occurring as part of some surnames of Welsh origin

    ap Thomas

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ap-

4

prefix

  1. a variant of apo-

    aphelion

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Word History and Origins

Origin of AP1

Latin: before a meal

Origin of AP2

from Welsh mab son
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Example Sentences

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An AP/NORC poll conducted in December found that only 24 percent of people want celebrities to speak up about political issues; those who want professional athletes to speak up on political issues ranked a smidgen higher at 26 percent.

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Other than these stories, I found that AP reporters in Gaza did no in-depth reporting on Hamas’s recruitment of new combatants, domination of the civilian population, control of Israeli hostages, or intimidation of food-delivery efforts.

Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth has not closed the door on talking to the government, but says "it's Labour's budget".

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They got a nice pat on the head in the preseason AP poll—No. 20.

Smith now spends hours every week in a classroom with mannequins and hospital beds, in addition to taking classes including Spanish and AP English.

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