Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- The highest mountain, 2,956.1 m (9,692 ft), of the Philippines, an active volcano on southeast Mindanao.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- A prefix of Greek origin, meaning off, from, away from (in respect to place, time, or origin).
GNU Webster's 1913
- A prefix from a Greek preposition. It usually signifies
from ,away from ,off , orasunder ,separate .
Examples
“This work is unfortunately lost, but two long series of excerpts are preserved usually bearing the title Apo phones Nikephorou Kallistou which, however, is spurious (De Boor, "Zeitschrift f.”
“They believe in a supreme being whom they call Apo or Lu-ma-oig; his wife Bangan; his daughter”
“The final milestone payment will be based on the execution of additional short term Apo AI (Milano) development milestones.”
“In this setting of low sun exposure, a substance called Apo E4 rises to help create more cholesterol and subsequent vitamin D.”
“It is called Apo-Amitriptyline and if there was a side effect in the “If you get this call your doctor immediately” column, I got it.”
“Two generic versions, called Apo-sibutramine and Nova-sibutramine, have also been pulled off Canadian shelves.”
“Abdullah Simsek, a Bolton restaurant owner, known as Apo, first came into the limelight last year after he was constantly mistaken for the actor, but now his newfound fame and accompanying attention from women has cost him his wife.”
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“The all-in-one digital poster is designed for retail environment such as Apo-Apo, it has built in HD media player with a choice of wireless or Ethernet connection.”
“Some apartments and upscale hotels such as Apo Apartments, Pakubuwono Residence, Four Seasons Hotel & Residence, Grand Hyatt Hotel, Apartment Bellagio, Blitz Megaplex, Gloria Jeans Coffee, Cafe Excelso and Oh La La Bistro also use his company's sofas.”
“Amazon knew him as the "Apo," the meaning of the word being "High”
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Brochettes of Random Palavery
Another of my random palavery lists for words or phrases that haven't yet found a place in one or more of my other lists.
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