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AP¹

adjective

  1. abbreviation, initialism, not comparable Initialism of all-purpose
  2. abbreviation, initialism, not comparable Initialism of alternately placed
  3. abbreviation, initialism, not comparable Initialism of anteroposterior AP radiograph shows an exophytic type of exostosis. [image caption]
  4. abbreviation, initialism, not comparable Initialism of anti-personnel
  5. abbreviation, initialism, not comparable Initialism of armor-piercing

noun APs

  1. US, countable An Advanced Placement program.
  2. countable An Audemars Piguet watch. I put her in a new AP
  3. abbreviation, countable, initialism Initialism of access point
  4. abbreviation, initialism, uncountable Initialism of accounts payable
  5. abbreviation, initialism, uncountable Initialism of acetylpyrroline
  6. abbreviation, countable, initialism Initialism of action point Weapon attacks by your team members don't cost AP, but their special skills do, so managing these and exploiting them to target enemy weaknesses is key.
  7. abbreviation, countable, initialism Initialism of adjective phrase or adverbial phrase
  8. abbreviation, countable, initialism Initialism of advantage player
  9. abbreviation, initialism, uncountable Initialism of aerosolized pentamidine He pointed out that the annual cost of AP prophylaxis is $2100, and that a single hospitalization for pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) costs six times that amount. (AP is generally regarded as an effective preventive for PCP)
  10. abbreviation, countable, initialism Initialism of affair partner
  11. abbreviation, uncountable Abbreviation of all-purpose flour
  12. abbreviation, initialism, uncountable Initialism of age progression

    Opposite: AR

  13. US, abbreviation, initialism, uncountable Initialism of American plan
  14. abbreviation, initialism, uncountable Initialism of attachment parenting
  15. abbreviation, countable, initialism Initialism of authorized participant
  16. abbreviation, countable, initialism Initialism of automatic payment
  17. US, abbreviation, countable, uncountable Abbreviation of Auxiliary Provisions (a naval transport).
  18. abbreviation, initialism, uncountable Initialism of ammonium perchlorate
  19. abbreviation, initialism, uncountable Initialism of acute pancreatitis
  20. abbreviation, countable, initialism Initialism of additional protocol
  21. abbreviation, countable, initialism Initialism of all perfect

proper noun

  1. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of ActivityPub
  2. US, abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Advanced Placement Joel is AP everything and he's applied to Harvard, so I guess his dad isn't taking any chances.
  3. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Associated Press Always consult the official Associated Press Stylebook for other AP questions and guidelines. The KSU Writing Center has current AP books available for use, as well as Writing Assistants to help you with AP format.
  4. US, abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Armed Forces – Pacific. APO/FPO AP ZIPs 962-966 — Space Available Mail, Nov. 26; Parcel Airlift Mail, Dec. 3; Priority Mail, Dec. 10; First Class Mail Letters and Cards, Dec. 10 and Express Mail Military Service, Dec. 18.
  5. abbreviation Abbreviation of Amapá: a state of Brazil.
  6. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Andhra Pradesh: a state of India.
  7. abbreviation Abbreviation of Arabian Plate: a tectonic plate.

Ap²

noun

  1. abbreviation Abbreviation of April

ap³

Where it comes from

Abbreviation of apothecaries'.

adjective

  1. abbreviation, not comparable Abbreviation of apothecaries' system ap oz

Thesaurus

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noun adjective phrase, adverb phrase

DeutschAP

name Advanced Placement

EspañolEmplazamiento Avanzado, Colocación Avanzada

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@misc{ap_2026,
  title = {ap},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ap},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}