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- [alp]
- /ælp/
- /ælp/
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- [alp]
- /ælp/
Definitions of alp word
- noun alp (in the European Alps) an area of pasture above the valley bottom but below the mountain peaks 3
- noun alp a high mountain 3
- abbreviation ALP Australian Labor Party 3
- noun alp a high mountain, esp. in Switzerland 3
- noun alp a high mountain. 1
- noun alp A high mountain, especially a snowcapped one. 1
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Origin of alp
First appearance:
before 1635 One of the 43% oldest English words
First recorded in 1635-1645; back formation from Alps
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Alp
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
alp popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
alp usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for alp
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