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   Ape

   /āp/

   

   noun

   • 1. a large primate that lacks a tail, including the gorilla, chimpanzees, orangutan, and gibbons.
   • ▪ used in names of macaque monkeys with short tails, e.g., Barbary ape.
   • ▪ (in general use) any monkey.
   • ▪ an unintelligent or clumsy person.
   • ▪ an inferior imitator or mimic: "cunning is but the ape of wisdom"

   verb

   • 1. imitate the behavior or manner of (someone or something), especially in an absurd or unthinking way: "new architecture can respect the old without aping its style"

   Word Origin Old Englishapa, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch aap and German Affe.

   Derivatives

   • 1. ape-like adjective

   Scrabble Points: 5

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