alp
(noun) any high mountain
Source: WordNet® 3.1
ALP (plural er-noun)
(AU) Abbreviation of Australian Labor Party.
ALP (plural ALPs)
Acronym of axion-like particle.
• pseudo Nambu-Goldstone boson
• axion
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alp (plural alps)
A very high mountain. Specifically, one of the Alps, the highest chain of mountains in Europe.
• 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
4 April 2025
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