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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