ap

abbreviation

1. apostle

2. apothecaries'

3. [Latin apud] according to or in the works of

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1. See adjective phrase.

2. Trademark. See Advanced Placement Program.

3. See Air Police.

4. See American plan.

5. antipersonnel.

Also, A.P.

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abbrev

1. Air Police (US)

2. American plan

3. Anti-personnel

4. Associated Press

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AP UK [ˌeɪ ˈpiː] US [ˌeɪ ˈpi]

Associated Press: an international organization that collects news stories and sells them to newspapers and television companies http://www.macmillandictionary.com/med2cd/weblinks/ap.htm

Thesaurus: journalists and groups of journalists_synonym types of newspaper or magazine_hyponym

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ap-¹,

prefix. the form of ad- (Cf. ↑ad-) before p, as in apprehend.

ap-²,

prefix. the form of apo- (Cf. ↑apo-) before vowels and h, as in aphelion.

ap.,

apothecaries' weight.

Ap.,

1. Apostle.

2. April.

AP (no periods),

1. Air Police (the military police of the United States Air Force).

2. American plan.

3. antipersonnel.

4. Associated Press. It often appears in print as a ligature (_xassocpress_).

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abbr.

■ advanced placement

■ American plan

■ Associated Press

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AP 7 [AP] [ˌeɪ ˈpiː] [ˌeɪ ˈpiː] abbreviation

↑Associated Press