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.

1. adjective phrase.

2. Trademark.,  Advanced Placement Program.

3. Air Police.

4. American plan.

5. antipersonnel.

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

a.p.

²

abbreviation

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

ap

³

/ æp /

prefix

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

   ap Thomas

ap-

⁴

prefix

1. a variant of apo-

   aphelion

Word History and Origins

Origin of ap-¹

Latin: before a meal

Origin of ap-²

from Welsh mab son

Example Sentences

I can’t blame Kiffin for the Hail Mary ask—this is a historically good Mississippi team, 11-1 and ranked No. 5 in the most recent AP poll, but I’m stunned by people rising to his defense here.

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At the same time, scores on AP tests have become a less dependable marker of merit.

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AP reporters Bianca Vazquez Toness and Gisela Salomon contributed to this report.

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Members of the girl group “aespa” and several other South Korean performers quietly donated to emergency-response funds supporting survivors, according to AP reporting.

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Putting the photo on the wire at all was a bold move by Faas: That Ms. Phúc was shown naked led others at the AP to doubt that the shot would be published anywhere, but Faas persisted.

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Related Words

• news service 
• press agency 
• wire service