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ALP
alp
(noun) any high mountain
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Proper noun
ALP (plural er-noun)
(AU) Abbreviation of Australian Labor Party.
Noun
ALP (plural ALPs)
Acronym of axion-like particle.
Hypernyms
• pseudo Nambu-Goldstone boson
Hyponyms
• axion
Anagrams
• APL, LPA, PAL, PLA, Pal, Pla, lap, pal
Etymology
Noun
alp (plural alps)
A very high mountain. Specifically, one of the Alps, the highest chain of mountains in Europe.
Anagrams
• APL, LPA, PAL, PLA, Pal, Pla, lap, pal
Source: Wiktionary
Alp, n. Etym: [L. Alpes the Alps, said to be of Celtic origin; cf. Gael. alp a high mountain, Ir. ailp any huge mass or lump: cf. F. Alpes.]
1. A very high mountain. Specifically, in the plural, the highest chain of mountains in Europe, containing the lofty mountains of Switzerland, etc. Nor breath of vernal air from snowy alp. Milton. Hills peep o'er hills, and alps on alps arise. Pope.
2. Fig.: Something lofty, or massive, or very hard to be surmounted.
Note: The plural form Alps is sometimes used as a singular. "The Alps doth spit." Shak.
Alp, n.
Definition: A bullfinch. Rom. of R.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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