Ape word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "ape" word

[noun] any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all
[noun] person who resembles a non-human primate
[noun] someone who copies the words or behavior of another
[verb] represent in or produce a caricature of; "The drawing caricatured the President"
[verb] imitate uncritically and in every aspect; "Her little brother apes her behavior"

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\Ape\ ([=a]p), n. [AS. apa; akin to D. aap, OHG. affo, G. affe, Icel. api, Sw. apa, Dan. abe, W. epa.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) A quadrumanous mammal, esp. of the family {Simiad[ae]}, having teeth of the same number and form as in man, and possessing neither a tail nor cheek pouches. The name is applied esp. to species of the genus {Hylobates}, and is sometimes used as a general term for all Quadrumana. The higher forms, the gorilla, chimpanzee, and ourang, are often called {anthropoid apes} or {man apes}. Note: The ape of the Old Testament was probably the rhesus monkey of India, and allied forms. 2. One who imitates servilely (in allusion to the manners of the ape); a mimic. --Byron. 3. A dupe. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
\Ape\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Aped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Aping}.] To mimic, as an ape imitates human actions; to imitate or follow servilely or irrationally. ``How he apes his sire.'' --Addison. The people of England will not ape the fashions they have never tried. --Burke.

Synonyms for ape

anthropoid, aper, caricature, copycat, emulator, imitator

Related terms: angwantibo, aye-aye, bar, be like, chacma, evoke, forger, freaked-out, gibbon, guinea pig, hedgehog, hepped up over, hit off, mad about, mousehound, pass for, perform, proboscis monkey, Rodentia, saki, sheep, suggest

The fun area, different aproach to word »ape«

Let's analyse "ape" as pure text. This string has Three letters in One syllable and Two vowels. 66.7% of vowels is 28.1% more then average English word. Written in backwards: EPA. Average typing speed for these characters is 840 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: .- .--. .

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: ape: 1 + 5 = 6, reduced: 6 . and the final result is Six.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: ape: 1 + 7 + 5 = 13, reduced: 4, and the final result is Four.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
A (1)	1	Magician	Creative, Inventive, Intuitive
E (1)	5	Hierophant	Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
P (1)	16	Tower	Craftsman, Laborer, Builder

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