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 for

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 for

1. additional premium.
2. author's proof.

AP

¹

abbreviation for

1. Air Police
2. Associated Press

a.p.

²

abbreviation for

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

Mr Peskov said on Tuesday that the new doctrine was published "in a timely manner" and that Putin had requested it be updated earlier this year so that it was "in line with the current situation", AP reported.

From BBC

Most of the infected people live in New York, Minnesota and Washington, followed by California and Oregon, according to the AP news agency.

From BBC

As of Saturday, Democratic candidates are leading in five contests, Republican candidates in four, and the remaining two have already been called by the AP, according to the project.

From Los Angeles Times

“There has been an explosion over the last 10 or 15 years of plantings and those trees are coming online,” Zachary Fraser, president and chief executive of American Pistachio Growers, told the AP.

From Salon

As explained by the AP, pistachio orchards “can be sustained with minimal water during drought” and their trees “rely on wind instead of bees for pollination and can produce nuts for decades longer.”

From Salon

Related Words

• news service
• press agency
• wire service