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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

/ æ /

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 ap-1

Latin: before a meal

Origin of ap-2

from Welsh mab son
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Example Sentences

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An unnamed Israeli official who spoke to the AP said that the wave of attacks targeted nuclear sites and military outposts.

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The AP reports, “A widely anticipated list of 'sanctuary jurisdictions’ no longer appears on the Department of Homeland Security’s website after receiving widespread criticism for including localities that have actively supported the Trump administration’s hard-line immigration policies….”

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In First Minister's Questions on Tuesday, Eluned Morgan defended the classification of the project as England and Wales, telling Plaid Cymru's Rhun ap Iorwerth that he needed a "lesson on how the Welsh devolution settlement works".

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A rapid montage of clips tracking the decay of TV news and politics — including Obama’s tan suit kerfuffle and the barring of AP for not bowing to Trump’s Gulf of America edit and ending with Elon Musk’s notorious straight-arm gesture, looking like nothing so much as a Nazi salute — was flown into Clooney’s final speech.

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A world with no AP classes, basketball fundraisers or backpacks disgorging papers that I should have signed last week.

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