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app Meaning & Definition

/æp/

What Does App Mean?

App is a symbol that means ISO 639-3 language code for Apma. As a noun, it means An application (program), especially a small one designed for a mobile device. As a noun, it means appetizer.

App at a Glance

Part of speechsymbol, noun
Pronunciation//æp//
Syllables1
Pluralapps

App Definition (Symbol)

  1. ISO 639-3 language code for Apma.

App as a Noun

  1. An application (program), especially a small one designed for a mobile device.
  2. application (use, purpose; not a computer program)
  3. application (to a college etc.)

Noun

  1. appetizer

Noun

  1. An appearance in a game.

    That player has had ten apps this season.

Noun

  1. An appearance in a game (e.g., a player with 10 apps in a season played 10 times)

Synonyms of App

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Antonyms of App

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App in a Sentence

That player has had ten apps this season.

Word Forms & Grammar

app (plural apps)

Words That Rhyme With App

Origin of App

Origin 1: Clipping of application.

Origin 2: Shortening of appetizer.

Origin 3: Shortening of appearance.

How Do You Say App?

You say app as //æp//. It has 1 syllable.

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