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appalachian dulcimer
nounRare
/ˌæp.əˌleɪ.tʃ(ɪ)ən ˈdʌl.sɪ.mə/A three- or four-stringed fretted zither, a traditional folk instrument from the Appalachian Mountains of the United States, played on the lap.
appalachian mountains
plural-nounB2
/ˌæp.əˈleɪ.ʃən ˈmaʊn.tɪnz/A major mountain range in eastern North America, running from Newfoundland in Canada to central Alabama in the United States.
appalachian spring
nounLow
/ˌæp.əˌleɪ.tʃi.ən sprɪŋ/The title of a famous 1944 orchestral suite and ballet by American composer Aaron Copland.
appalachian tea
nounLow
/ˌæp.əˌleɪ.tʃi.ən ˈtiː/A common name for several plants native to the Appalachian region of the eastern United States, particularly Ilex glabra (inkberry) and other species whose leaves were historically used to make a tea-like beverage.
appall
verb-transitiveB2/C1
/əˈpɔːl/To fill with horror, shock, or dismay.
appalled
adjectiveverbB2
/əˈpɔːld/a strong feeling of shock, horror, or dismay at something considered morally wrong or deeply unpleasant.
appaloosa
nounC2
/ˌæp.əˈluː.sə/A distinctive breed of horse originating in North America, known for its unique spotted coat pattern.
appam
nounRare / Culturally Specific
/ˈæp.æm/A type of thin, bowl-shaped pancake or crêpe made from fermented rice batter, originating from South India and Sri Lanka.
appanage
nounRare / Literary
/ˈapənɪdʒ/A grant of land or other source of revenue given by a sovereign or other authority for the maintenance of a member of the royal family or other dependent.
apparat
nounC1/C2 - Low Frequency
/ˌæp.əˈrɑːt/A term borrowed from Russian referring to the administrative system or bureaucratic machinery of an organization, especially a communist party or government institution.
apparatchik
nounC2 (Very Low Frequency)
/ˌæp.əˈrætʃ.ɪk/A loyal, obedient, and often mid-level member of a political apparatus or bureaucracy, especially one who follows the party line unquestioningly.
apparatus
nounC1
/ˌæp.əˈreɪ.təs/The equipment, tools, and machinery needed for a particular scientific, medical, or technical purpose.
apparatus criticus
nounC2
/ˌapəˌreɪtəs ˈkrɪtɪkəs/The critical apparatus; the collection of footnotes, variant readings, and editorial commentary accompanying a scholarly edition of a text (especially an ancient or historical one).
apparel
nounverbverb-transitiveC1
/əˈpærəl/Clothing, especially of a particular type or for a specific purpose.
apparent candlepower
nounVery Low
/əˌpær.ənt ˈkæn.dəl.paʊər/The luminous intensity of a light source as perceived by the human eye, measured in candelas, which accounts for the spectral sensitivity of human vision.
apparent magnitude
nounLow
/əˌpær.ənt ˈmæɡ.nɪ.tjuːd/The brightness of a celestial object as seen from Earth, measured on a logarithmic scale where lower numbers indicate brighter objects.
apparent movement
nounC1
/əˈpærənt ˈmuːvmənt/A perceptual phenomenon where two or more stationary stimuli presented in quick succession create the illusion of continuous motion.
apparent solar day
nounTechnical
/əˌpæ.rənt ˌsəʊ.lə ˈdeɪ/The time interval between two successive transits of the Sun's apparent centre across a given meridian.
apparent temperature
nounTechnical/Low
/əˌpær.ənt ˈtem.prə.tʃər/A measure of how hot or cold the air feels to the human body, combining actual air temperature with the effects of other atmospheric conditions, primarily humidity and wind.
apparent time
nounLow
/əˌpær.ənt ˈtaɪm/In sociolinguistics, a research method where language variation is studied by comparing the speech of different age groups at a single point in time, to infer language change in progress.

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