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ape
/ˈeɪp/
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any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all
ape meaning(s)
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- (n) any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all
- (n) someone who copies the words or behavior of another
- (n) person who resembles a nonhuman primate
- (v) imitate uncritically and in every aspect
- (v) represent in or produce a caricature of
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- Not much to go ape over in the new Planet of the Apes.
- Though he is often unjustly accused of it, Darwin never maintained that man is descended from creatures like modern apes or monkeys.
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ape-man
hypothetical organism formerly thought to be intermediate between apes and human…
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apeldoorn
a city of east central Netherlands; a popular tourist center and site of the…
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apelike
/ˈeɪ ˌplaɪk/
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resembling apes
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apennines
a mountain range extending the length of the Italian peninsula
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aper
someone who copies the words or behavior of another
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apercu
a short synopsis
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aperea
South American cavy; possibly ancestral to the domestic guinea pig
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aperient
/ə ˈpɪə rɪənt/
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a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels
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aperiodic
not recurring at regular intervals
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aperitif
alcoholic beverage taken before a meal as an appetizer
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aperture
/ˈæ pər tʃər/
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a natural opening in something
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apery
/ˈɛɪ pə rɪ/
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the act of mimicking; imitative behavior
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apetalous
(of flowers) having no petals
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apetalous flower
flower having no petals
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apex
/ˈeɪ ˌpɛks/
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the highest point (of something)
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apex of the sun's way
the point on the celestial sphere toward which the sun and…
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apgar score
an assessment of the physical condition of a newborn infant; involves heart…
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aphaeresis
(linguistics) omission at the beginning of a word as in `coon' for `raccoon'…
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aphaeretic
relating to or formed by or consisting of aphaeresis
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aphagia
loss of the ability to swallow
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aphakia
absence of the natural lens of the eye (usually resulting from the removal of cataracts)
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aphakic
someone afflicted by aphakia; someone lacking the natural lenses of the eyes
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aphanite
fine-grained homogeneous rock (such as basalt) containing minerals undetectable…